Cap

The ceremonial caps of ancient emperors featured Liu (旒) or tassels of jade beads hanging from the front and back. After the Ming abrogated the customs of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty and restored the ceremonial practices set out in the Rites of Zhou, the emperor's cap was designed with 12 tassels on both the front and back, while the crown prince and other princes had 9 tassels on each side, each of which had 9 beads.

Time had already destroyed the cloth top and circumference of the cap found in the tomb of Prince Zhuang, leaving only 140 gold and jade adornments. The gold pieces are crafted using the repoussé technique and then welded. The jade beads were carved and polished. This is a recreation of the cap based on the cap found in the tomb of Prince Huang of Lu in Zou County, Shandong Province.

According to literature from the times, the cap of a price would be decorated with jade beads of five colors. However, the cap found in the tomb only had four bead colors. It is possible that the beads of one color were organic and decayed through a long period of immersion in water.