Lot Essay
Compare to a late Easter Zhou to early Western Han period belt hook combined bronze, jade and glass, illustrated in Eskenazi, Inlaid Bronze and Related Material form Pre-Tang China, June 1991, pl.no. 48.
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LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 300-221 BC
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AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT GLASS AND JADE INSET GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOK
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 300-221 BC
The arched belt hook is cast in high relief at one end a taotie adorns a jade bi-disc, which is further embellished with a glass bead, and the other with a cow-head supporting the jade bi with the horns, terminates in a dragon-head form hook. The surface of the jade bi is decorated with small, raised spirals. A circular stud is on the reverse.
8 5⁄8 in. (22 cm.) long, box
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 300-221 BC
The arched belt hook is cast in high relief at one end a taotie adorns a jade bi-disc, which is further embellished with a glass bead, and the other with a cow-head supporting the jade bi with the horns, terminates in a dragon-head form hook. The surface of the jade bi is decorated with small, raised spirals. A circular stud is on the reverse.
8 5⁄8 in. (22 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1990
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien (連懷恩)
VP, Senior Specialist