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Text File  |  1994-11-29  |  506b  |  21 lines
  1. Headdress Decorated in
  2. Kingfisher Feather, 
  3. Inlaid Pearls and Jewels 
  4. with "Double Happiness" 
  5. Character
  6. Ch'ing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-
  7. 1911)
  8. Overall height    20cm
  9. Overall length    20.5cm
  10.      The body of this 
  11. headdress is made of gold, 
  12. covered with black satin.  
  13. At the front, at both sides 
  14. and on the crown, the cap 
  15. is embellished with seven 
  16. headdress ornaments of 
  17. gemstones and glass.  The
  18. forehead is embellished 
  19. with flame ornaments, with 
  20. large pearls inlaid in the 
  21. centre.