lionofchaeronea:Chinese hair ornament, thought to have been worn by the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1
lionofchaeronea:Chinese hair ornament, thought to have been worn by the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908). Made from gilded copper alloy worked into phoenix-shapes, decorated with pearls, other gemstones, and kingfisher feathers. Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum. -- source link