A gilt copper repoussé 'mulberry' plaque for belt ornaments, and a hairpin with kingfisher featherTang dynasty, and 19th centurythe plaque 6.0cm wide, the pin 18.5cm long (2).Provenance: Provenance:Soo Tze Orientique, Melbourne, 17 Mar 1993 and 1995唐 銅鎏金錘鐷桑葚紋帶板，及清 點翠花鳥步搖簪傳承：墨爾本 Soo Tze Orientique，1993年3月17日及1995年Belt ornaments were a highly important part of attire in ancient China. Belt plaque such as the current lot was popular during the Tang, Liao, and Song dynasties. Silkworm as decorative objects or motif were seen in works of art since as early as the Shang dynasty in jade and metalwork. During the Tang dynasty, silk production reached a pinnacle point, and naturally silkworm and mulberry as decorative motifs have been found in Tang dynasty metalwork. See a leaf-shaped dish, incorporating both the mulberry-leaf shape and the silkworm-motif, the two distinctive design elements in the current lot, Sotheby's, 12 Dec 1989, lot 37.