Asia Week New York 2020:
Susan Ollemans Oriental Art

A PAIR OF GOLD HOLLOW GOURD EARRINGS
Ming Dynasty, 15 - 16 th Century
Length: approx. 5cm

A pair of gold hollow double gourd earrings capped with lotus –leaf calyxes. The large pins are S-shaped The earrings were worn by noble women and are recorded in the Tianshui bingshan lu. Gold examples seem to have been found largely in the provinces of Liaoning, Gansu, Hangshu, Jiangshu and Sichuan.

Similar Examples: The Art of the Chinese Goldsmith, The Cheng Xun Tang Collection, The Art Museum, The Institute for Chinese Studies, The Chinese University Hong Kong p 450 #G58