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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Hair ornament
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Hair ornament

Label TextAn extraordinarily fine hair ornament composed of an intertwined mix of branches topped with lingzhi fungi. This form is called a ruyi scepter, and is an auspicious artifact that served as both household decoration as well as personal adornment.
Object number33.1300
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions5 3/8 x 5/8 in. (13.65 x 1.59 cm)
MediumNephrite
Chinese
1736-1795
Object number: 33.1299
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 33.1836
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 33.1837
Phoenix hair ornament
Chinese
960-1279 or later
Object number: 33.1318
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
960-1279
Object number: 33.1319
Object number: 2001.162
Earring
Chinese
1644-1911
Object number: 33.62.1
Earring
Chinese
1644-1911
Object number: 33.62.2