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Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 9-21419, described as Brush. Red brush with black bristles to lacquer the hair. Overall length: 15.7 cm; length of sewn-on tuft: 5 cm; length of bristles: 2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 9-21320, described as Comb. Ornamental ivory comb with peach tip. For mustache? Seven teeth approximately 8 cm long; width: 2.1 cm; 3 mm thick.

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 9-2012, described as Wooden comb; length 3 3/8 in

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 9-21317, described as comb. Oval two-sided bamboo comb with bone ends and red rib. The two halves of the wooden ribs lacquered red and decorated in silver: rocks, a phoenix and a cloud with the sun. On reverse the legend: “Ch’ang-chou. Lacquer goods from the old Heng-shun Company. No change in price, after oral agreement.” 5 x 11 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 9-21325, described as Comb, light wooden. Sharp teeth, but 1.3 cm thick ridge. Which wood? (Fide: Ilse M. Fang, 8/28/2001: May be willow.) Six character inscriptions identical on either side; illegible. Length: 14.7 cm; height: 5.1 cm; longest tooth: 4 cm; shortest tooth: 2.6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Combs, accession number 9-21337, described as Combs. Set of two combs for mustache(?). A finer one in ivory, with undulating handle with hole for hanging cord. The coarser comb of white jade riveted to eye of ivory fish-shaped plaques which are also riveted together at the tail. Ultramarine green webbed cotton cord looped through wire ring at ivory comb and steadied in a simple knot. Another knot after 6.5 cm, and after another 6.5 cm, a “chuang-yuan” (First in the Imperial Examinations) knot. The two ends are laced through two coins: a well-worn copper coin with toothed edge and a large square hole. On one side, the legend “Five cash” still visible. After running through a crystal bead, the cord ends are laced through a coin of the Kang-hsi reign of the second Manchu emperor (1660-1723). The reverse has an inscription in Manchu. The cord ends are sewn together after they have looped through a wire triangle connected to a rivet at the mouth of the ivory fish. Length of ivory comb: 9 cm; greatest height: 2 cm. Length of centerpede(?) jade comb: 4.3 cm; height: 1.7 cm. Ivory fish plaques 6.5 cm long, 2.2 cm wide.