CHINA, YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)

Hair pins similar to both of the present hair pins, also dated Ming dynasty, are illustrated by Chan Lai Pik in Chinese Jades: The Dr. S. Y. Kwan Collection, Art Museum, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012, no. 118, carved with a very similar openwork phoenix, and nos. 122-124, with a similar shape to the pin and rounded head.