公元前六至五世紀 銅虎形環鏈帶鈎一組 26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) long, composite stand
公元前六至五世紀 銅虎形環鏈帶鈎一組 26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) long, composite stand
藍理捷,紐約,1999年2月25日,編號2568
專家說明
It is extremely rare to find a two-part belt hook of this type with double chains of this length surviving intact. Two similar double-belt buckles also with double felines, one with the pair of felines shown in the same biting-serpent pose, lacking the linked chains, and the other pair with heads turned back to confront one another over their shoulders, with one of the double chains left almost intact, both from the Therese and Erwin Harris Collection, are illustrated by E. Bunker and J. So in Traders and Raiders: on China's Northern Frontier, Seattle, 1995, pp.174-76, nos. 101 and 102. A similar belt buckle in the form of a pair of felines linked by their tails, but lacking the chains is illustrated, in Ancient Chinese Arts in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, pl.230.