What are the unique features of the peach-leaf-patterned Hosta in the Ming Dynasty, which are essential hair accessories for the ancients?

The most commonly used decorative purposes

People have loved beauty since ancient times, and the ancients were also welcomed by their parents, so they were not allowed to cut their hair. Although a long hair is really beautiful, it is really troublesome to take care of it. In ancient times, hair clips were mostly used for decoration and tying hair.

Ancient people made more kinds of hairpins with different materials, and carved patterns on the hairpins to increase their decoration. With the continuous progress of the times, there are more and more patterns of hair clips, some with tassels and some with pearls, which have become the most common hair binding products.

Hairpins of different qualities and shapes represent different identities.

We can often see in court dramas that concubines in the harem are punished for wearing or bringing clothes or hairpins different from their own grades. Due to the strict concept of respect and inferiority in ancient times, the specifications of the hair clasp are also clearly defined.

For example, in ancient times, the patterns carved on the hair clasp were below the level of princess, and the pattern of phoenix could not be used. The emperor could use the pattern of golden dragon with five claws. So in ancient times, we can judge whether a person is powerful or not by identifying his identity and looking at the clothes and accessories he wears.

As a symbol of adulthood.

In ancient times, it was called "Fu" before hairpin, and it was also called "Chai" when two hairpins crossed. These kinds of hair accessories were basically available in ancient times. We all know that women in ancient times came of age at 15, and they had to hold ceremonies when they came of age, which means they could get married. Before the ceremony, women's hair styles are mostly in a bun, so there is no need to insert them.

In this way, in ancient times, whether a woman was an adult could be judged by whether she wore a hair clasp or not. Although the man was crowned as an adult, the ancient jade crown was also fixed on his hair with a hairpin.

These are the uses of hairpins in ancient times.