TWO KNOT LOOSENERS AND A HAIR ORNAMENT The looseners, Eastern Zhou/Han Dynasty or later; the ornament, Ming Dynasty Comprising two knot looseners of elongated form, each pierced at the top with an aperture for suspension, the stones of white and pale green with russet-brown skin, respectively; and a hair ornament carved with a domed top divided into two sections by a raised ridge, the sides pierced with circular apertures at each end, the stone of olive green tone. The largest: 13.2cm (5 1/4in) long. (3). Footnotes: 東周/漢或更晚 玉觿兩件 明 玉髮飾一件 See a related green jade hair ornament, Ming dynasty, in the collection of Guangdong Provincial Museum, illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections (中國傳世玉器全集), Beijing, 2010, vol.3, p.242. See also three related celadon jade hair ornaments, Ming dynasty, which were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5th December 2023, lot 5629. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
TWO KNOT LOOSENERS AND A HAIR ORNAMENT The looseners, Eastern Zhou/Han Dynasty or later; the orn...
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