Pair of Coral Hairpins
Original Language Title珊瑚髮簪
CultureChinese
Date19th century
MediumCoral, stones, pearls and gilt
DimensionsOverall: 12 inches (30.48 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-679/2
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DescriptionCoral dragon with pendant of jade, pearl and rose quartz on a gold pin.Exhibition HistoryManchu Court Art, Stanford (CA) University Museum, mid-November 1954-February 6, 1955.
Emperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, August 12, 2016 – July 9, 2017.
Origins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 14, 2021-March 6, 2022.
With Peking Craft Shop, Peiping (modern day Beijing), China;
Purchased from Peking Craft Shop by C. Frances Bieber (1886-1983), by 1933;
Purchased from Bieber by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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