Knowledge & Discovery

Ornaments

Chinese ornament is usually organised by where it sits on the body. These six categories are the ones this site uses.

头饰HeadwearPins, combs, headdress elements and crowns worn in the hair.Chai (two-pronged hairpin) · Guan (cap or crown) · Shu (comb) · Headdress fragment · Zan (hairpin)63 objects 耳饰EarringsOrnaments worn at the ear: hoop earrings, slit rings, plugs and pendants.Ear ring · Jue (slit ring)4 objects 项饰NecklacesStrung strands worn around the neck, from beads to formal court necklaces.Necklace9 objects 腕臂饰Wrist & armRigid rings worn at the wrist or high on the forearm.Armlet13 objects 指饰Finger ringsRings and finger ornaments. Sparse in the surviving record before the late imperial period.No objects yet 佩饰PendantsSuspended ornaments — jade plaques, arcs, and elements of larger assemblies.Pendant82 objects