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Size: L11.7cm

Signed and dated: Ming Dynasty

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Illustrated
“Jades From the Shanhuitang Collection”，Fig.76

This hair pin is carved into cylindrical form with a pointed end. It is gently curving at its upper end towards a mushroom-like knob. The whole pin is decorated with a chi-dragon in low relief. The dragons covers the slender stem with its elongated body and free flowing man. The stone is of an even white tone. Further compare a white jade hairpin attributed to the Ming dynasty，in the British Museum，London，published in Jessica Rawson，Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing，London，1995，p. 339，no. 25:18.
Provenance
The Shanshuitang Collection