#675 Large Chinese Scholars Pavilion Silk Hat; Made with fine Silk Embroidery; The Kuan or Champion of the civil examinations hat was given to young boys with the hopes of having academic success and an illustrative career; Hat given to young boys with the hopes of having academic success and an illustrative career; The black silk crown has very fine silk embroidered composite flowers, pomegranates, and butterflies outlined with fine gimped silk; back wind flap has unusual embroidered borders with more silk embroidered butterflies and flowers on gold foil; silk lining; excellent condition; late 19thc to early 20th century; likely Shanxi Province; 23” circumference
