A pair of hairpins with plum blossoms in coral beads, amber, jade and kingfisher inlay from the collection of Peter Chu. They are hair ornaments used by women in the Qing dynasty to keep their coiled hair in place. Running from tomorrow (August 13) to April 9, next year at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, "The Fun of Collecting" exhibition features around 1,000 articles selected from four different private collections - export silverware, card cases, depression-era glassware and Chinese hair ornaments, illustrating the collectors' distinctive tastes and the fun of collecting.   Close