I am always attracted by the phoenix coronet

Let me share two bridal headpieces I saw at the Peranakan Museum. I was immediately attracted to them. The first one is from Penang in the late 19th or early 20th century, and there is very little official information about it. You can vaguely see the words "Feng Gao" (奉诰), "Ri Yue" (日月), and "Tian" (天) on the top of the headpiece. It looks like a phoenix coronet for a high-ranking court lady. The overall integrity and exquisiteness are quite high. The decorations include the Eight Immortals and the Three Stars of Happiness, Prosperity, and Longevity, which can ward off evil spirits and protect the wearer. 📷📷📷📷 The second one is made in Singapore and has a total of 174 hairpins, which are golden and shiny. The designs are mostly flowers, insects, and birds, but they look very labor-intensive. In the past, I always believed that less is more, but now I really think that the words "exquisite and complex" are very profound. If the complexity is not exquisite, it must be an aesthetic and craftsmanship problem, not a problem with complexity itself 😂