Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

Framed Antique Chinese Child Tiger-Head Hat

$1,600
£1,223.29
€1,408.98
CA$2,242.09
A$2,503.08
CHF 1,311.58
MX$30,640.20
NOK 16,657.05
SEK 15,705.49
DKK 10,515.34
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

This lovely textile art was from Central-Northern China circa 1900s, known as "Tiger-head" hat, it was a lavishly made cotton with silk hat in form of tiger for baby boys with a widely-held cultural symbolism. Extensive techniques such as embroidery, trapunto, patching, quilting, plaques were employed to create this three dimensional wearable art with lively characters. The origin of "Tiger-head" hat can be traced back to Tang dynasty based on actual archeological finding. The tradition evidently lasted through the Song and Ming dynasties despite of lack of abundant literature and archeological records. Toward the end of Qing dynasty, it became very popular across the society, perhaps due to the instability and the wish to increase the survival rate of male infants. As tiger, the king of all beasts, is one of the most beloved animal totems in Chinese folklore for its vitality and prowess. The tiger spirit is audacious and evil-smashing. Therefore the hat was believed to bestow such essence and power to the child and guarantee him a strong growth physically and mentally. The current hat, based on the construction and workmanship, was from central-northern part of China. It was lovely presented in a plexiglass shadow box with a giltwood frame and a red background. It is positioned frontally on the rack as shown in photo 2. It can be displayed on the wall or simply as a desk top piece, equally beautiful.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Depth: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
  • Style:
    Chinese Export (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1900s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Appears quite fine but not examined out of the frame. Some expected wear on the lucite and wood frame.
  • Seller Location:
    Atlanta, GA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU945022760192

More From This Seller

View All
Framed Antique Chinese Textile Groups Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A group of three antique Chinese textiles, arranged and professionally matted and framed. The museum quality display includes two similar pouches symmetrically flanking a fan case...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk, Wood

Framed Antique Embroidery Chinese Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A piece wonderful antique textile fragment from China, circa 19th century Qing dynasty, artistically displayed in a giltwood frame with white ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting watercolor on silk mounted with brocade border and framed. The watercolor was likely dated from late 19th century to the tur...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Wood

Framed Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidered Ninth Military Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely embroidered silk military rank badge panel framed in a wood frame circa late Qing dynasty 19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which was displayed...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Framed Chinese Embroidered Silk Collar Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
An embroidered silk collar from China dated to late Qing Dynasty circa 19th century. Known as Yunjian (Cloud Shoulder or Cloud Collar), this multi-lobed t...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

You May Also Like

Antique Chinese Embroidery Brocade Collar Qing Dynasty Cat Asian Arts Framed
Located in Roslyn, NY
An antique Chinese embroidery Brocade Collar Qing dynasty cat and floral Asian arts beautifully framed.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Fabric

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP126
Located in Pomona, CA
Originally purchased from Hong Kong, this Chinese antique embroidery presented in a museum quality. This textile was a roundel design likely from the center front of a noble woman's...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk

Chinese Theatrical Mask - Woodcut - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage chinese woodcut print depicting a theatrical mask. Realized in the mid-20th Century. Framed under glass.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Vintage Chinese Theatre Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese theatre headdress: Measures: 8" x 7.5" x 13".
Category

20th Century Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Koma-Inu Head - Sculpture, 19th Century / Mingei sculpture
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
This expressive carved wooden head represents a Koma-Inu — the mythical lion-dog guardians traditionally placed at the entrances of Shinto shrines to ward off evil spirits. Whether ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Wood Puppet Head, 19th Century, Mounted on Contemporary Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese wood puppet head, 19th century, mounted on contemporary stand. Simple puppet head of a male figure, carved out of a single piece of wood, with ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood