A silver and gold-inlaid bronze garment hook, Daigou
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
The rounded arched shaft slightly tapering towards the dragon's head hook, decorated with spiralled scrolls flanked by dotted borders, between three triple-line horizontal borders, all in gold and silver sheet and wire inlay reserved against the rich coppery colour of the bronze, the reverse with a knop for attachment
13.7 cm. long
A silver and gold-inlaid bronze garment hook, Daigou
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
The rounded arched shaft slightly tapering towards the dragon's head hook, decorated with spiralled scrolls flanked by dotted borders, between three triple-line horizontal borders, all in gold and silver sheet and wire inlay reserved against the rich coppery colour of the bronze, the reverse with a knop for attachment
13.7 cm. long