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26 août 2019

A small gold-inlaid bronze garment hook, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd-3rd century BC

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Lot 862. A small gold-inlaid bronze garment hook, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd-3rd century BC; 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long. Estimate USD 2,500 - USD 4,000Price realised USD 2,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010.

One end with semi-circular outer section and faceted inner section inlaid in gold with scrolls, with a circular button on the underside, the faceted shaft and hook with angular scrolls, box.

Provenance: Acquired in Kyoto, 1994.

ExhibitedThe Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore, 2000, no. 82.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2002-2006

Note: Two small gold-inlaid garment hooks of this shape, and with similar decoration, are illustrated by T. Lawton, Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Freer Gallery of Art, 1982, nos. 61 and 62 (4.5 and 6.4 cm. long), where others of comparable size and shape unearthed at Erligang Zhengzhou, Henan province, are mentioned

Christie's. The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy CollectionNew York, 16 September 2010

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