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TWO GILT-BRONZE BELT FITTINGS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The frst is a belt hook fnely cast in high relief and undercut with
a chilong with scrolling tail, its head forming the hook, and with
three tiny attachment holes at the edges. The second is a belt
plaque comprised of three panels cast in openwork and high
relief with moveable dragons.
3Ω and 2√ in. (9 and 7.4 cm.) wide

(2)
$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE

Belt hook: Asian Gallery Oriental Art & Antiquities, New York,
1971.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida.

明 鎏金銅帶飾兩件

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