Two pairs of white metal, gilded earrings, Qing dynasty, shaped as flowers and flower baskets, chrysanthemums, embellished with bamboo leaves, in kingfisher feather, 5.4cm and 1cm diameter Provenance: Private UK Collection. 清 铜镀金翠鸟之羽菊花纹耳环 二对 The bamboo zhu was taken as a symbol of upright moral value for his strength and durability, but also of filial piety growing in thickets groves close to “his parents”. Bamboo also underscores symbolism “to convey a wish”, being homophone with zhu 祝 meaning to congratulate. For reference see Maggie Bickford, The painting of Flowers and Birds in Sung-Yuan China, i Arts of the Sung and Yuan, 1996, p. 293-315. Condition report disclaimer
Two pairs of white metal, gilded earrings, Qing dynasty, shaped as flowers and flower baskets, chrysanthemums, embellished with bamboo leaves, in kingfisher feather, 5.4cm and 1cm diameter Provenance: Private UK Collection. 清 铜镀金翠鸟之羽菊花纹耳环 二对 The bamboo zhu was taken as a symbol of upright moral value for his strength and durability, but also of filial piety growing in thickets groves close to “his parents”. Bamboo also underscores symbolism “to convey a wish”, being homophone with zhu 祝 meaning to congratulate. For reference see Maggie Bickford, The painting of Flowers and Birds in Sung-Yuan China, i Arts of the Sung and Yuan, 1996, p. 293-315. Condition report disclaimer
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