Vintage Chinese Silver Hairpin
Ref: ET-0808-005
This vintage Chinese silver comb of hairpin dates from the late 19th or early 20th century. The design features various lotus symbols which are raised up on stalks. The Lotus flower has been a popular symbol for hundreds of generations. It is one of the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune.
The lotus flower is a symbol of purity, which rises unsullied through muddy water. It symbolises the persistence of purity and tenacity despite the difficulties of the immediate environment.
The final picture is an illustration of the kind of elaborate court headdress used in the 19th century of which such ornaments were often a constituent part.
Size: 3½ x 2¾ ins (approx 9 x 6 cms)
£30.00
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