In the ancient and modern Chinese and foreign court artworks, gold and silver jewelry occupy a place in a gorgeous and dazzling posture. Jade color treasures can be carved into a variety of exquisite crafts for people to enjoy and play with; they can also be made into beautiful and practical daily necessities, which can meet the needs of daily use and the psychological needs of love.
Then, when it comes to the harem lady, the jade color treasure can also be made into a variety of jewelry, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, earrings, etc. Today we will appreciate this ingenious court jewelry - gem-encrusted tourmaline flower hairpins.
Gem-encrusted tourmaline flower hairpins, treasured in the Palace Museum, are a piece of court jewelry during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. This gem-encrusted tourmaline flower hairpin is so beautiful!
First of all, from the perspective of the shape of the artistic conception, the shape of the entire flower hairpin is a green butterfly waving its wings, and the model falls on the graceful and luxurious hibiscus flower, which is the dynamic moment of the butterfly spreading its wings, and it is also a static picture scroll of spring, which combines movement and static, which perfectly explains the dialectical unity of Chinese philosophy.
Secondly, from the perspective of beautiful craftsmanship, the entire gem-encrusted tourmaline flower hairpin can be described as a collection of rare treasures and ingenious production. The green butterfly on the hibiscus flower, the wings are carved from turquoise emerald, lustrous and transparent, full of agility; the butterfly body is carved from pink tourmaline, and the two rice beads on the antennae play a dynamic effect of finishing touches.
The delicate hibiscus petals are carved from tourmaline, the buds are embellished with rice beads, and the leaves are finely carved from emerald flakes of turquoise. The whole gem-encrusted tourmaline flower hairpin is really incredibly smart, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it! I wonder which legendary flower hairpin of ingenuity was worn on the head of which harem lady?