Page 49 - Sothebys HK Dragon Emperor April 2024

3618

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT JAPANESE COLLECTION 東周公元前四世紀
A RARE GOLD, SILVER AND TURQUOISE- 銅錯金銀嵌綠松石鳥獸紋帶鉤
INLAID BRONZE GARMENT HOOK,
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 4TH CENTURY BC 來源：
19.5 cm 埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，1996年6月
PROVENANCE
Eskenazi Ltd, London, June 1996.

HK$ 700,000-900,000
US$ 89,500-116,000

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.

Detailed view
帶鉤龍首

44 FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING 詳盡圖錄內容請瀏覽 SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1526 45