Lightweight silver hairpin embossed with a Magpie and Plum blossoms which is a pun ‘May your joy reach up to your eyebrows’ (xishang meishao). A Basket (Longevity and Abundance) complements the picture. There’s a faint mark at the back which we can’t decipher however. The hairpin dates from the late Qing (1644 – 1912) to the early Republic period (1912 – 1947). Length 10.6 cm. Width 1.1 cm.