A carved and pierced mottled green jade hairpin with ruyi-head terminal -- 3½in. (9cm) long; a similar smaller celadon jade hairpin -- 3¼in (8.2cm) long; two horn hairpins carved with flowers, one onlaid with copper and silver -- 6¾in. (17.2cm) long max; two buffalo horn hairpins carved with floral terminals -- both 5½in. (14cm) long; an ivory fan shaped hairpin carved with birds in flight; and a plain wooden hairpin with a jade and an ivory terminal -- 6¾in. (7.2cm) long.

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A carved and pierced mottled green jade hairpin with ruyi-head terminal -- 3½in. (9cm) long; a similar smaller celadon jade hairpin -- 3¼in (8.2cm) long; two horn hairpins carved with flowers, one onlaid with copper and silver -- 6¾in. (17.2cm) long max; two buffalo horn hairpins carved with floral terminals -- both 5½in. (14cm) long; an ivory fan shaped hairpin carved with birds in flight; and a plain wooden hairpin with a jade and an ivory terminal -- 6¾in. (7.2cm) long.
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