Qing Dynasty

清代

1644 CE — 1912 CE

Manchu court dress introduced new forms — court necklaces (chaozhu), hat ornaments, and elaborate headdresses. Kingfisher-feather inlay (diancui) reached its most spectacular development, alongside jadeite, amber and coral.

Forms in this period

Objects

Nephrite pendant of pale green stone with carved surface and a drilled suspension hole

Pendant

Pendant

Qing Dynastyjade

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nephrite pendant carved as a butterfly with incised wing patterns

Pendant

Butterfly Pendant

Qing Dynastyjade

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Circular nephrite pendant with carved surface decoration and a central opening

Pendant

Circular Pendant

Qing Dynastyjade

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Pendant of gold mounts set with carved green jade, with a suspension loop at the top

Pendant

Pendant

Qing Dynastygold, carved green jade, rose quartz, and seed pearls

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Court necklace of green jade beads alternating with coral, with spacer beads and a pendant strand

Necklace

Mandarin Necklace

Qing Dynastyjade and coral beads, pendants mounted in gold and enamel

The Cleveland Museum of Art

White jade ornament carved as a spoked wheel with a central hub

Pendant

Ornament - Wheel

Qing Dynastywhite jade

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Small drilled jade bead with carved surface

Pendant

Ornament - Bead

Qing Dynastyjade

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Silver armlet, qing dynasty.

Armlet

Bracelet

Qing Dynastysilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver necklace, qing dynasty.

Necklace

Necklace

Qing DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver necklace, qing dynasty.

Necklace

Necklace

Qing DynastySilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, in the form of a flower bud, qing dynasty.

Pendant

Pendant in the form of a flower bud

Qing DynastyJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Necklace, qing dynasty, 127 cm long.

Necklace

Mandarin's Necklace

Qing DynastyPainted enamel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Armlet, qing dynasty, 19.7 cm long.

Armlet

Bracelet

Qing DynastyPainted enamel beads

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 10.6 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 3.8 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.7 cm wide.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 9.2 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant (huang)

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 6.4 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 3.3 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

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

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

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 7.6 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 3.5 cm wide.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 6.4 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tourmaline pendant, with floral designs, qing dynasty, 5.7 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant with floral designs

Qing DynastyTourmaline

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.2 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.2 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite and jade (nephrite) pendant, with dragon, qing dynasty, 7.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant with dragon

Qing DynastyJade (jadeite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 7.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 7.9 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 4.8 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) necklace, qing dynasty, 60.3 cm long.

Necklace

Necklace

Qing DynastyJade, diamond clasp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) armlet, qing dynasty, 7.1 cm across.

Armlet

Bracelet

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 7.9 cm across.

Armlet

Bracelet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) armlet, qing dynasty, 7.1 cm across.

Armlet

Bracelet

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 4.4 cm wide.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 6.8 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite, white with faint greenish tint

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) pendant, qing dynasty, 3.7 cm wide.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 2.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 5.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, light emerald-green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 5.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, emerald-green changing to lighter shades of green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.9 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.3 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite, white with faint grayish tint

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 0.5 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 6.4 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 7.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite, white with very faint grayish-green tint

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 3.8 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite, white and dark greyish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) pendant, qing dynasty, 5.3 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyNephrite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 7.9 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 9 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 8 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 7.5 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 5.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, mottled green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver and glass necklace, qing dynasty, 118.1 cm long.

Necklace

Official necklace (chaozhu)

Qing DynastyRose quartz, agate, glass, silver, and silk ribbon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite, jade (nephrite), amber and coral necklace, qing dynasty, 104.1 cm long.

Necklace

Official necklace (chaozhu)

Qing DynastyAmber, jade (jadeite), imitation coral

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

Glass pendant, qing dynasty, 3.5 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyGlass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Glass necklace, qing dynasty, 66.7 cm long.

Necklace

Court necklace

Qing DynastyGlass, berries, silk

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amber pendant, qing dynasty, 3.8 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyAmber

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

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

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

Pendant, with daoist divinities, qing dynasty, 2.5 cm wide.

Pendant

Pendant with Daoist divinities

Qing DynastyFruit stone

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

Silver necklace, qing dynasty.

Necklace

Necklace

Qing Dynastysilver

The Metropolitan Museum of Art