Phoenix Earrings
Original Language Title掐絲鳳凰耳墜
CultureChinese
Date19th century
MediumGold filigree, rose quartz and blue kingfisher feathers
DimensionsOverall: 2 inches (5.08 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-676/2
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DescriptionPhoenix bird in gold filigree with blue enamel set with pearls. Rose quartz drop.Exhibition HistoryEmperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, January, 2017 – July 9th, 2017.
C. Frances Bieber;
Purchased from C. Frances Bieber by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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