A pale green jade hairpin


17th centuryThe stem of cylindrical form that widens slightly toward the bulbous finial deeply undercut with prunus branches in bloom around a center upright strut, the translucent stone of pale green with cloudy white inclusions.8in (20.2cm) long
|十七世紀 青白玉雕梅紋髮簪Provenance:Mary Morrison, Vancouver, CanadaFor another late Ming dynasty, 16th to early 17th century, hairpin of similar form undercut with a finial of a bird amid lotus plants, see James C. Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Japan, 1989, No. 53, p. 80.