- Chinese dancer hairpin (2)
- Asia
- China
- Width : 2 3/4 inch
- Height : 6 inch
- Depth : 3/8 inch
- Filigree hairpin, probably gilt in the past, found in an encense vase in a temple. It was given by a nun, together with other jewels, to renounce to her heartly possessions. This hairpin is depicting long-sleeves dancer on stairs, in a pagoda. These dancers were very popular at the Royal Court during the Tang Dynasty.
