A COLLECTION OF EIGHT (8) MANDARIN HAT FINIALS... Lot 45

A COLLECTION OF EIGHT (8) MANDARIN HAT FINIALS China, Qing Dynasty Including one cleat glass finial for a fifth rank civil official, one light blue glass finial for a third rank official, one dark blue glass finial for a fourth rank official and one gilt spherical finial for a seventh rank official. Some with inscriptions to the below. the biggest): 6,3 cm Note: Hats were an important part of official dress in all levels of government, and the finial worn on a hat was an indication of the wearers rank. The significance of the hat for military or civil officials is shown by the way the hat comes first in the regulations stipulating the correct dress code for court. Easily identified, hat finials were introduced in 1727 by the Yongzheng emperor and were worn on all official and public occasions. In 1730 regulations were introduced to allow the use of coloured glass instead of precious stones. 一系列(8)个帽饰 中国，清代 [INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE