Women in Ming Dynasty wore earrings as well as earrings. There are many kinds of earrings recorded in Tianshui Iceberg Record, such as Jinleisi Lantern Earrings, Jinyushou Earrings, Golden Box Cat Eye Earrings, Golden Folding Silk Pavilion Earrings, Jinbao Pipa Earrings and so on. Jin Ping Mei Hua Ci also mentioned many names of earrings, but only called them pendants or Zhui Er. Such as gold Zhui Er, gold lantern pendant, gold inlaid purple English pendant, exquisite Zhui Er, gold inlaid fake blue stone pendant, gem pendant, silver inlaid Zhui Er and so on. Not only the materials are different, but also the shapes are different, which reflects the progress of jewelry making technology at that time. During this period, the earrings unearthed from Ming Shenzong Xiao Duan and Xiaojing Tomb in Dingling, Beijing were the most exquisite. Among them, there are jade rabbit earrings, a standing jade rabbit is decorated under the big gold ring, and the jade rabbit's forelimbs are pestle-like; At the foot of Yutu, there is a cloud made of gold inlaid with precious stones. This is designed and made according to the story of Jade Rabbit tinkering with medicine in China folklore. Jade rabbit is regarded as a symbol of the moon, which symbolizes the queen and is the most suitable earrings for the queen.
Women in Qing dynasty also had the fashion of wearing earrings. The sommelier also pays attention to the matching of earrings and clothing colors. Women in wealthy families often have dozens or even hundreds of pairs of earrings, which they choose to use according to different seasons and occasions. The replacement method is simple. Generally, you don't need to replace the earrings, you just need to connect them to them. Among Manchu women, there is also a popular custom, that is, hanging three pendants on an earlobe, called three pliers for one ear. This is an inherent decorative habit of Manchu women. Influenced by the Han nationality, some new women began to wear an ear and a pair of pliers during the Qianlong period, which even aroused the dissatisfaction of the rulers, because in this way, they lost their unique cosmetic custom. Emperor Qianlong also made a special decree for this matter. He said: the flag girl has three pliers in one ear, which is the old Manchu style and must not be changed. I chose to watch the girls with collars, all wearing pendants and sticking to each other, but they were not Manchus, so it was forbidden to do so immediately. This phenomenon changed because of the intervention of the court. We can see the image of "one ear and three pliers" from the portrait of the Qing Dynasty empress in the Palace Museum. After entering the Republic of China, the Manchu settlement in Northeast China still maintained this custom. Modern women once abolished ear piercing because they opposed the old feudal ethics. In order to enable women who don't wear ears to use earrings, people invented a new kind of earrings. The upper part of this kind of eardrop is no longer made into a ring, but an arcuate roller made of metal. There are threads on the drum. When wearing, just loosen the roller, put it in the earlobe, and then tighten the roller. This kind of earrings has been handed down from generation to generation.
The earrings in Yuan Dynasty are basically similar to those in Jin Dynasty, and they are also divided into two parts. The hooks in the back are similar to those in Jin Dynasty, and the difference is mainly in the first half, usually agate, white jade or turquoise. This is the style of earrings unearthed from the ancient tomb of Chayouqian Banner in Wulanchabu League, Inner Mongolia. The same is true of the earrings unearthed from the Yuan tomb outside Yuxiangmen, Xi, Shaanxi, except that the decorative part is carved with white jade instead of flowers. The connection between the jade man and the earrings is made of extremely fine gold wire.
Most of the earrings in the Ming Dynasty were flat pressed with gold and silver, and then all kinds of gems were embedded in petals or leaves, and some even embedded a pearl in the middle of the stamen. Earrings unearthed from Yuanming Tomb in Shangxi, Lanzhou, Gansu and Zhaojiabin Tomb in Shanghai belong to this type. Among the women who are keen on chanting, there are also cases in which Buddha statues are decorated on earrings. This kind of earring was unearthed in the Ming Tomb of Taodian Bridge in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Earrings are made of gold, with jade carved Buddha statues on them, and the base of Buddha statues is also made of gold into lotus shapes. At the top of the Buddha statue, there are four pearls inlaid. Although the whole object is not big, only 3 cm high, the face and expression of the Buddha statue are vividly shaped.
Earrings are often recorded in notes of the Ming Dynasty. For example, in Tianshui Iceberg Record, Artemisia argyi's lost things include fairy earrings, Cui jewelry earrings, pure gold square earrings, gold box four jewelry stone ancient money earrings, gold bead string balcony figure earrings, gold box jade lantern earrings and gold silk lantern earrings. And there are dozens. Many names of earrings are also mentioned in books such as "Jin Ping Mei Hua Thorn" and "Biography of Awakening Marriage". There is a kind of lilac earrings that are very distinctive. Lilac is a plant, and its fruit is small and oval. Lilac earrings are made by imitating their shapes. In the Ming Dynasty, this kind of small and exquisite earrings was very popular with women. Whether it is a good family or a small jasper, they all like to wear these earrings. It's just different materials. You use gold and silver, and the poor use copper, tin and jade. Li Yu, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, once talked about this kind of earrings in his book Suiyuan: the smaller the earrings, the better, or a bead, or a little gold and silver, which is commonly worn, with a common name of clove and a small shape. In addition to earrings, ancient women also used earrings. Earrings are decorations under earrings. Its upper part is earrings, and the lower part is hung with a set of pendants, which is named after its shape, so it is called earrings. Earrings also come from different nationalities. They were originally used by men, and were introduced to the Central Plains around the Jin and Six Dynasties, and were also adopted by Han women.
The earrings that can be seen at present are even earlier than those unearthed in Zhoujiadi Tomb in Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia. The owner of the grave has thick hair and is covered with linen. When he was unearthed, he wore earrings in both ears, and a copper pendant was tied with a thong under his left earring. According to the analysis of cultural relics workers, this is a Donghu tomb, which was buried in the upper cultural period of Xiajiadian, equivalent to the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, earrings were unearthed from the site of Aruchaideng in Inner Mongolia and the tombs beside Xigou in Zhungeer Banner. For example, a pair of round earrings unearthed in Aruchayiden, the upper part of which is made of gold wire and the lower part is decorated with pendants. The upper part of the pendant consists of turquoise with gold plating at both ends, and a group of triangular gold pieces are hung on the lower part; A pair unearthed in Zhungeer Banner is also very distinctive: its ring has a button, and the pendant under the button is two cones coiled with gold wire, and one of them is also strung with jewelry.