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Mandarin's Hat Finial (2nd Rank)
China
ca. 1800-1912
A Qing dynasty Mandarin official’s hat finial/button of knotted strands of coral beads.
Often referred to as 'mandarin buttons' in the West, hat finials like this were used by Qing dynasty officials and the nobility to distinguish the ruling elite and government from the general population.
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