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Chinese wire-woven ox hairpin (2)
Asia
China
Width : 2 1/4 inch
Height : 8 1/8 inch
Depth : 1/2 inch
Hairpin with a wire-woven ox turning its head back and looking at the moon on the cloud top. Standing out is the sun disc. A very similar hairpin can be seen page 238 of the book "Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series", Beijing Publishing House, ISBN : 7-200-04899-2.