Application of Hairpin Pattern in Ming Dynasty in Modern Wedding Jewelry Design

Application of hairpin's auspicious patterns in Ming Dynasty in modern wedding jewelry design can not only enrich the form of modern jewelry but also can integrate Chinese cultural implication, achieving the goal of making the traditional auspicious patterns and modern aesthetics into an integration.The hairpin patterns in Ming Dynasty were taken as the research objects. And the method of case study was used to extract the pattern types, implicating harmonious marriage and to reconstruct the basic elements, making the re-designed pattern meet the form of modern wedding jewelry as well as the aesthetic requirement of modern people. There contains a lot of design elements in hairpin patterns in Ming Dynasty, which related to the wedding culture. The pattern themes featured implication such as harmony of husband and wife, prayer for children, which provide an inspiration to design modern wedding jewelry. Since the hairpin patterns in Ming Dynasty mainly present in a concrete way, we should follow the design principle of simplicity and personality when targeting its application in the modern wedding jewelry design.