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Hair ornament

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Hair ornament

An 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.

Nephrite
5 3/8 x 5/8 in. (13.65 x 1.59 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
33.1300
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009.

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