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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MANHATTAN COLLECTION
A SET OF EIGHTEEN WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A SET OF EIGHTEEN WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
One is carved with a lingzhi forming the hook, and further lingzhi on the shaft. A second is carved with a phoenix's head forming the hook, a third with a goose's head, and a fourth with a horse's head forming the hook, looking towards a monkey with a peach on the shaft. The remaining belt hooks are carved with the heads of various mythical beasts.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long, the largest, fitted cloth box with white jade toggles
18TH-19TH CENTURY
One is carved with a lingzhi forming the hook, and further lingzhi on the shaft. A second is carved with a phoenix's head forming the hook, a third with a goose's head, and a fourth with a horse's head forming the hook, looking towards a monkey with a peach on the shaft. The remaining belt hooks are carved with the heads of various mythical beasts.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long, the largest, fitted cloth box with white jade toggles
Provenance
Chicago Municipal Museum, Chicago, by repute.
E. & J. Frankel, New York, 1976.
E. & J. Frankel, New York, 1976.
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