Ornaments

Headwear

头饰

Pins, combs, headdress elements and crowns worn in the hair.

Types in this category

Objects

Group of eleven gilded silver headdress ornaments, each with a blue-green kingfisher-feather surface and glass-bead settings

Headdress fragment

Set of Headdress Ornaments

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress element with blue kingfisher-feather inlay and glass beads

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress ornament with turquoise-blue feather inlay and bead settings

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress ornament surfaced with iridescent kingfisher feathers

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress element with blue-green feather inlay and small glass beads

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress ornament with kingfisher-feather surface and beaded detail

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress element with turquoise feather inlay

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress ornament with blue feather inlay and beadwork

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress element surfaced with kingfisher feathers

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress ornament with blue kingfisher-feather decoration

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gilded silver headdress element with turquoise feather surface and bead settings

Headdress fragment

Headdress Ornament

Qing DynastyCopper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) hairpin, ming dynasty, 16 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Ming DynastyJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) headdress ornament, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 4.2 cm high.

Headdress fragment

Headdress ornament

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) headdress ornament, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 5.6 cm high.

Headdress fragment

Headdress ornament

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) hairpin, qing dynasty, 14 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) hairpin, qing dynasty, 16 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) hairpin, qing dynasty, 16.7 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) hairpin, qing dynasty, 14 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite comb, qing dynasty, 3.3 cm high.

Shu (comb)

Comb

Qing DynastyJadeite, emerald-green with patches of light lavender

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) and cinnabar comb, shang and zhou dynasties, 7.6 cm high.

Shu (comb)

Comb

Shang and Zhou DynastiesJade (nephrite) with traces of cinnabar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bone hairpin, shang and zhou dynasties, 16 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Shang and Zhou DynastiesBone

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kingfisher feather headdress, qing dynasty, 17.8 cm high.

Guan (cap or crown)

Manchu Woman's Headdress

Qing DynastySemi-precious stones, imitation pearls, feathers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather, amber, coral and carnelian headdress, qing dynasty, 20.3 cm high.

Guan (cap or crown)

Theatrical Headdress

Qing DynastyJade, amber, coral, carnelian, pearls, glass, feathers, gilt wire

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite, gold and kingfisher feather headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 4.4 cm high.

Headdress fragment

Ornament for Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, feathers, seed pearls, moonstone, jadeite, garnet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver headdress, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties.

Guan (cap or crown)

Headdress

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesSilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver hairpin, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 16.8 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesSilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, sui and tang dynasties, 14.3 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Sui and Tang DynastiesGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, sui and tang dynasties, 12.7 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Sui and Tang DynastiesGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 2.2 cm high.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 2.2 cm high.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver comb, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 5.1 cm high.

Shu (comb)

Comb

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesSilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 7.8 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Ming DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 7 cm across.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Ming DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 4.8 cm across.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Ming DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 4.8 cm across.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Ming DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver and pearl hairpin, ming dynasty, 13.3 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Ming DynastyGilt silver, pearl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 10.2 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Ming DynastyGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 10.2 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Ming DynastyGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold hairpin with a short decorative head and a single tapering shaft, Ming dynasty

Zan (hairpin)

Gold hairpin

Ming DynastyGold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 5.7 cm wide.

Headdress fragment

Fragment of Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold and kingfisher feather headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 7.6 cm long.

Headdress fragment

Fragment of Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, pearls, feathers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold and kingfisher feather headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 5.1 cm wide.

Headdress fragment

Fragment of Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, feathers, pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold and kingfisher feather headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 5.7 cm wide.

Headdress fragment

Fragment of Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, feathers, pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold and kingfisher feather headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 7.5 cm wide.

Headdress fragment

Fragment of Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, feathers, pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 12.1 cm high.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Ming DynastyGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gilt silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 12.1 cm high.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Ming DynastyGilt silver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pearl, kingfisher feather, amber and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 45.7 cm long.

Headdress fragment

Ornament for a Headdress

Qing DynastyAmber, pearl beads, coral, kingfisher blue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pearl, kingfisher feather, amber and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 45.7 cm long.

Headdress fragment

Ornament for a Headdress

Qing DynastyAmber, pearl beads, coral, kingfisher blue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty.

Headdress fragment

Ornaments for Manzhu Hat

Qing DynastyMetal, feathers, jade, seed pearls, topaz coral, glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty.

Headdress fragment

Ornaments for Manzhu Hat

Qing DynastyMetal, feathers, jade, seed pearls, coral, topaz, glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty.

Headdress fragment

Ornaments for Manzhu Hat

Qing DynastyMetal, feathers, jade, seed pearls, coral, topaz, glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty.

Headdress fragment

Ornaments for Manzhu Hat

Qing DynastyMetal, feathers, jade, seed pearls, coral, topaz, glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty.

Headdress fragment

Ornaments for Manzhu Hat

Qing DynastyMetal, feathers, jade, seed pearls, coral, topaz, glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite), glass, kingfisher feather and coral headdress ornament, qing dynasty.

Headdress fragment

Ornaments for Manzhu Hat

Qing DynastyMetal, feathers, jade, seed pearls, coral, topaz, glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pearl, kingfisher feather and amber hairpin, qing dynasty, 26.4 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Qing DynastyMetal, amber, pearl, feathers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pearl, kingfisher feather and amber hairpin, qing dynasty, 26 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Qing DynastyMetal, amber, pearl, feathers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver hairpin, ming dynasty, 19.1 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair Ornament

Ming DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver and glass hairpin, sui and tang dynasties, 25.1 cm long.

Zan (hairpin)

Hairpin

Sui and Tang DynastiesSilver inlaid with glass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hairpin, song, liao, jin and yuan dynasties, 5.4 cm high.

Zan (hairpin)

Hair ornament

Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan DynastiesLacquer, gilt wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Headdress, qing dynasty.

Guan (cap or crown)

Woman's Headdress

Qing DynastySilk satin over a metal frame

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Headdress, qing dynasty, 25.4 cm high.

Guan (cap or crown)

Buddhist headdress

Qing DynastySilk embroidery on silk gauze

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Headdress, qing dynasty.

Guan (cap or crown)

Buddhist headdress

Qing DynastySilk and metal thread embroidery on silk satin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) and gold comb, qin and han dynasties, 5.1 cm high.

Shu (comb)

Comb

Qin and Han DynastiesJade (nephrite) and gold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art