ELEVEN CHINESE GILT-METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS

QING DYNASTY

Two modelled as fish, two as scaly dragons, one as a phoenix with a pendant suspended from its mouth, one depicting a pair of articulated Buddhist lion dogs with brocade balls, the others variously decorated with a grasshopper, birds, and butterflies perching on blossoming foliage, 26.5cm max. (11)

Provenance: a private collection, London.