Lot Essay
US$13,000-15,000
THE PROPERTY OF A MID-WESTERN AMERICAN COLLECTOR
TWO JADEITE HAIRPINS
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TWO JADEITE HAIRPINS
The glassy material, well-carved as magpies seated on branches of plum blossoms, each utilising a brilliant green vein of colour, representing the rebus, "xi shang mei shao" or "joy arrives on everyone's brows", to the polished gold pins, terminals, Qing dynasty; gold pins later added
Overall lengths 12.55 and 12.15 cm.
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The glassy material, well-carved as magpies seated on branches of plum blossoms, each utilising a brilliant green vein of colour, representing the rebus, "xi shang mei shao" or "joy arrives on everyone's brows", to the polished gold pins, terminals, Qing dynasty; gold pins later added
Overall lengths 12.55 and 12.15 cm.
(2)