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Hairpins are an important symbol in Chinese culture, [1] and are associated with many Chinese cultural traditions and customs. [6] They were also used as every day hair ornaments in ancient China; [3] all Chinese women would wear a hairpin, regardless of their social rank. [7] The materials, elaborateness of the hairpin's ornaments, and the ...
Tian-tsui (Chinese traditional: 點翠, Chinese simplified: 点翠, pinyin: diǎncuì, "dotting with kingfishers") is a style of Chinese art featuring kingfisher feathers. For 2,000 years, the Chinese have been using the iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds as an inlay for fine art objects and adornment, from hairpins, headdresses, and ...
A hairpin or hair pin is a long device used to hold a person's hair in place. It may be used simply to secure long hair out of the way for convenience or as part of an elaborate hairstyle or coiffure. The earliest evidence for dressing the hair may be seen in carved "Venus figurines" such as the Venus of Brassempouy and the Venus of Willendorf.
Ji Li (Chinese: 笄禮), also known as the hairpin ceremony, [1][2][3] is the equivalent of the Guan Li; the Ji Li marks the transition from childhood to adulthood of a Chinese woman and involves the use of a ji (lit. ' [Chinese] hairpin'). [1][4] It is only after the Ji Li ceremony that a woman is considered an adult and is therefore eligible ...
Modeled after the Zhongjin guan, but worn by the scholar-gentry. Named after the "cloud" shapes formed on the sides. Adult. Ming. Zaoli jin (皁隸巾) Named after and worn by yamen runners. Due to the low status and the headwear not able to cover the forehead, it is also nicknamed "faceless guan " (無顏之冠) [44] Adult.
Buyao (simplified Chinese: 步摇; traditional Chinese: 步搖; pinyin: Bùyáo; lit. 'step-shake') is a type of Chinese women's hair ornament. [1] It is a type of Chinese hairpin which was often times decorated with carved designs and jewelries that dangles when the wearer walks, hence the name, which literally means "shake as you go".
A modern tsumami kanzashi set of the type worn by maiko (apprentice geisha) for the month of January. Kanzashi (簪) are hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles. The term kanzashi refers to a wide variety of accessories, including long, rigid hairpins, barrettes, fabric flowers and fabric hair ties.
Copper wire in typical hairpin geometry. Hairpin technology is a winding technology for stators in electric motors and generators and is also used for traction applications in electric vehicles. In contrast to conventional winding technologies, the hairpin technology is based on solid, flat copper bars which are inserted into the stator stack.