Set of Headdress Ornaments
- Chinese name
- 银鎏金点翠头饰（一组）
- Pinyin
- Date
- Qing Dynasty
- Medium
- Gilt silver, Silver, Kingfisher feather, Glass
- Dimensions
- height 8.1 cm
- Accession no.
- 2001.179
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
Techniques
A set of headdress ornaments in copper-silver alloy, gilded and set with kingfisher feathers and glass beads. Sets of this kind were assembled into a composite headdress, with individual elements positioned around the coiffure rather than worn separately. The use of kingfisher feather — diancui — is the technique that gives the blue-green surface visible on the pieces.