Summer Court Hat of an
Imperial Honored Consort
Ch'ing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-
1911)
Overall height    31cm
     This round crown is 
made  of  green   velvet, 
embellished with vermilion 
threads.    The finial's 
three layers  are linked 
by   three  pearls,  each
of  which  is  set  in  a
golden phoenix embellished
with  three  pearls,  with
tails   embellished   with
pearls.  Above the vermilion
threads  are  seven  golden 
phoenixes each embellished
with nine pearls, and with
seven pearls on the tail.