Each has two long cylindrical prongs joined by a lotus blossom, extending to a short twist, ending in a flat spade-form terminal decorated with a gilt highlighted flying long-tail bird on one side, foliate scrolls on the other, all reserved on a background of slightly raised bosses.
Note:
For a similar example and discussion on Tang dynasty hairpins, see JI, Dongshan. An Appraisal of the National Treasures in the Shaanxi History Museum, The Gold and Silver Wares. Xi'an: Sanqin Publishing House, 2006, p 38, no. 14.
類似銀釵，見1958年西安市東郊韓森寨唐墓出土鎏金蔓草蝴蝶紋銀釵，相關研究見冀東方著《神韻與輝煌： 陝西曆史博物館國寶鑒賞金銀器卷》，p 38。