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MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
TWO SILVER HAIRPINS
MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
One hairpin is engraved with foliate scroll and terminates in a pierced lotus pod, the other hairpin terminates in the head of Shoulao.
7 and 5 5/8 in. (17.8 and 14.3 cm.) long; 6.7 and 9.2 g
MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
One hairpin is engraved with foliate scroll and terminates in a pierced lotus pod, the other hairpin terminates in the head of Shoulao.
7 and 5 5/8 in. (17.8 and 14.3 cm.) long; 6.7 and 9.2 g
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, nos. CK161 and CK162.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 110.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 110.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. nos. 161 and 162.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection. The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pls. 155 and 156.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection. The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pls. 155 and 156.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 161, 162.