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PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT J. AND MARILYN HAMBURGER COLLECTION
A HARDSTONE-INSET GILT-BRONZE RUYI-FORM BELT HOOK
18TH CENTURY
Details
A HARDSTONE-INSET GILT-BRONZE RUYI-FORM BELT HOOK
18TH CENTURY
The belt hook is cast in the form of a gnarled branch of ruyi inset with malachite, quartz, jadeite, and other hardstones. The reverse is cast with a ruyi-form button.
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long
18TH CENTURY
The belt hook is cast in the form of a gnarled branch of ruyi inset with malachite, quartz, jadeite, and other hardstones. The reverse is cast with a ruyi-form button.
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long
Literature
Fang Jing Pei et al., Elegance of the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, 2008, p. 66, no. 218.
Exhibited
Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, Elegance of the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, 1 March-6 June 2008.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist