Ming Dynasty
The hairpin surmounted by a small bronze figure of Buddha raised on a finely pleated double lotus pedestal, issuing from the base a pair of long tapering prongs.
4 3/4in (12cm) long overall (fitted display box).
Footnotes
明 嵌銅佛金髮釵
Religious imagery held a prominent place in the personal ornament of the Ming dynasty. Figures of the Buddha, bodhisattvas and immortals, together with Sanskrit characters and emblems such as the shou (longevity) character, were considered especially appropriate for the tiaoxin (桃心), the central hairpin worn by elite women above the forehead at the front of the hair-bun cover, where such images were believed to confer blessing and protection upon the wearer.
A small white jade figure of Guanyin mounted on a lotus pedestal, unearthed from the Lu family tomb at Lujiazui, Pudong, is ilustrated in Jade Wares of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming Qing Unearthed from Shanghai, Shanghai, 2001, pp. 174-175, described as hair ornament from the mid-late Ming dynasty.
常见问题
这件明 嵌銅佛金髮釵 | A BRONZE-BUDDHA-MOUNTED GOLD HAIRPIN的成交价是多少?