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A JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOK
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The hook is finely carved and pierced with a dragon-head form
hook and shaft with cloud-shaped scrolls. A circular stud is on the
plain reverse.
2Ω in. (5.6 cm.) wide, box
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000

PROVENANCE
Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1997

It is rare to find jade belt hooks in the form of a shield like the current
lot. Compare to a similar Warring States period belt hook in the Palace
Museum collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures
of the Palace Museum Jadeware, Hong Kong, 1995, pl.168 (fig. 1). See
also a yellow jade belt hook of similar form, sold at Christie’s London, fig. 1
3 November 2020, lot 8. 圖一

戰國 獸首玉帶鈎

來源
德馨書屋舊藏，1997 年購於台北
此器玉質透潤，形狀如盾，鈎首雕成獸首，直鼻，凸眼，聳耳，鈎面中
心淺浮雕獸面紋，鈎身頸肩及鈎面兩側鏤雕勾連雲紋如雙翅般對稱伸
展，具有極高的裝飾效果，鈎背近中間處有一圓形鈎鈕。
此種盾形玉帶鉤較為罕見，可參閱故宮舊藏一列相似形制的戰國帶鉤，
見《故宮博物館藏文物珍品全集 - 玉器（上）》，香港，1995 年，圖版
168 號（圖一）。另可比較一件屬此類形制的西漢黃玉帶鉤，拍賣於倫
敦佳士得 2020 年 11 月 3 日，拍品 8 號，創高古帶鉤成交記錄。

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