A SILVER-DECORATED BRONZE GARMENT HOOK
A SILVER-DECORATED BRONZE GARMENT HOOK

LATE WESTERN/EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY BC-3RD CENTURY AD

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A SILVER-DECORATED BRONZE GARMENT HOOK
LATE WESTERN/EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY BC-3RD CENTURY AD
The top and sides inlaid in silver sheet and wire with a geometric pattern enclosing coiled scrolls and centered by a quatrefoil motif set above the similarly decorated button on the underside, the hook formed by a small dragon head with black and white glass-inlaid eyes
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1995.
Exhibited
The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore, 2000, no. 67.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006.

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