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TANG-SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-12TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF GOLD HAIRPINS
TANG-SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-12TH CENTURY
Each double-pronged hairpin has a double saddle-shaped head embellished on one side with a bird in flight and a flower spray on the other side.
Each 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long; weight 20.8 and 20.7 g
TANG-SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-12TH CENTURY
Each double-pronged hairpin has a double saddle-shaped head embellished on one side with a bird in flight and a flower spray on the other side.
Each 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long; weight 20.8 and 20.7 g
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK46.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 89.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 89.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, cat. no. 46.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 45.
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 45.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1954-55, cat. no. 46.