Ornament Item Number: N1.309 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A finial in the form of a cicada. The body is orange-pink cream-coloured with wings that are made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. The legs are made of coiled metal wire with various decorations including a rounded light green stone, four elaborately carved flat dark green stone pieces that have a circular orange stone piece topped with a seed pearl? There is a pearl beaded flower near the head with two pairs of yellow and orange-red circular coiled wires in between. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.
Cultural Context
bride or bridesmaid's ornament
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by York Gallery before March 1960
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and York Gallery (Seller) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- N1.309
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- pearl ?, kingfisher feather, gold metal, brass metal, mineral and stone ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- wired and soldered
- Overall
- height 9.8 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 2.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- York Gallery
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and York Gallery (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0039/0018