Silver colored hairpin made of a rather thin and hard material. It is marked so it may be silver but we have strong doubts. Inset is a green glass stone. The back side and the ‘head’ are decorated with embossed Plum flowers. A Magpie (xique) is added in the decoration on the back leading to the pun ‘May your joy reach up to your eyebrows’ (xishang meishao). The hairpin dates from the late Qing (1644 – 1912) to the early Republic period (1912 – 1947). Length 11.5 cm. Width 2.3 cm.