A SMALL GOLD-INLAID BRONZE GARMENT HOOK

EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 2ND-3RD CENTURY

Details

A SMALL GOLD-INLAID BRONZE GARMENT HOOK
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 2ND-3RD CENTURY
One end with semi-circular outer section and faceted inner section inlaid in gold with scrolls, with a circular button on the underside, the faceted shaft and hook with angular scrolls
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Acquired in Kyoto, 1994.

Exhibited

The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore, 2000, no. 82.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.

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Lot Essay

Two small gold-inlaid garment hooks of this shape, and with similar decoration, are illustrated by T. Lawton, Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Freer Gallery of Art, 1982, nos. 61 and 62 (4.5 and 6.4 cm. long), where others of comparable size and shape unearthed at Erligang Zhengzhou, Henan province, are mentioned.

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