A rare gold, silver and turquoise-inlaid bronze garment hook, Eastern...
Property from an Important Japanese Collection
A rare gold, silver and turquoise-inlaid bronze garment hook,
Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th century BC
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東周公元前四世紀 銅錯金銀嵌綠松石鳥獸紋帶鉤
19.5 cm
Condition Report:
In good overall condition. Some expected minor corrosions especially to the horns of the dragon head with associated small losses. As visible in the illustration there are occasional losses to the turquoise inlay to the middle and end of the hook, some have been reattached as can be expected. X-ray available on request.
總體品相良好，偶見輕微鏽蝕，包括帶鉤背面，尤其於龍首兩側龍角細部鏽蝕較多。如圖所見帶鉤中部及尾部部分綠松石鑲嵌見輕微修補。X光片備索。
Catalogue Note:
With its slender form topped with a gleaming dragon head, this garment hook (daigou) is an exquisite example of the tradition of inlaid bronze belt hooks. Remarkable for its intricate use of gold, silver and turquoise, an astounding amount of which remains intact and preserved with its original lustrous colour, this piece reflects the secularisation of the bronze industry and the broadening distribution of wealth that accompanied the waning years of the Eastern Zhou dynasty.
A small number of garment hooks of this type are known. Compare a very similar garment hook inlaid with turquoise illustrated in Early Chinese Art from Tombs and Temples, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1993, cat. no. 13, now in the Uldry Collection, illustrated in Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1994, cat. no. 36; and another similar turquoise-inlaid belt hook, sold in our New York rooms, 20th September 2022, lot 26.
Provenance:
Eskenazi Ltd, London, June 1996.
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，1996年6月
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Property from an Important Japanese Collection
A rare gold, silver and turquoise-inlaid bronze garment hook,
Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th century BC
日本顯赫收藏
東周公元前四世紀 銅錯金銀嵌綠松石鳥獸紋帶鉤
19.5 cm
Condition Report:
In good overall condition. Some expected minor corrosions especially to the horns of the dragon head with associated small losses. As visible in the illustration there are occasional losses to the turquoise inlay to the middle and end of the hook, some have been reattached as can be expected. X-ray available on request.
總體品相良好，偶見輕微鏽蝕，包括帶鉤背面，尤其於龍首兩側龍角細部鏽蝕較多。如圖所見帶鉤中部及尾部部分綠松石鑲嵌見輕微修補。X光片備索。
Catalogue Note:
With its slender form topped with a gleaming dragon head, this garment hook (daigou) is an exquisite example of the tradition of inlaid bronze belt hooks. Remarkable for its intricate use of gold, silver and turquoise, an astounding amount of which remains intact and preserved with its original lustrous colour, this piece reflects the secularisation of the bronze industry and the broadening distribution of wealth that accompanied the waning years of the Eastern Zhou dynasty.
A small number of garment hooks of this type are known. Compare a very similar garment hook inlaid with turquoise illustrated in Early Chinese Art from Tombs and Temples, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1993, cat. no. 13, now in the Uldry Collection, illustrated in Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1994, cat. no. 36; and another similar turquoise-inlaid belt hook, sold in our New York rooms, 20th September 2022, lot 26.
Provenance:
Eskenazi Ltd, London, June 1996.
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，1996年6月
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