Description: An embroidered silk Pi Ling collar late Qing dynasty
the black satin ground embroidered in coloured silks and couched gilt threads with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl among clouds and bats, all above a band of waves, with brocade binding and backed with bronze brocade;
together with a Mandarin's winter court hat, the black domed cap with upturned rim below a gilt-bronze globular finial and red silk tassels
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the collar 67.5 cm long; the hat 21 cm diameter
OTHER NOTES
Compare with a collar illustrated by V. Garrett,
A Collector's Guide to Chinese Dress Accessories, Times Books International, Singapore, 1997, p. 91, pl. 1