Period:Western Han dynasty Production date:3rdC BC-2ndC BC (circa)
Materials:bronze, turquoise, gold,
Technique:gilded, inlaid,
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Length: 20.50 centimetres
Description:
Garment-hook. Gilt bronze inlaid with turquoise. Design in the shape of three intertwined dragons.
IMG
![图片[1]-belt-fitting BM-1945-1017.201-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Han dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00760442_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1987:Garment hooks, or belt-hooks, as they are often called, originated in the early Eastern Zhou. Examples from the middle Yellow River basin are thought to be the earliest in date. They remained current throughout the Eastern Zhou and Han periods, at the end of which they were replaced by belt buckles. They were made in a variety of styles. Elaborately gilded ornaments set with semi-precious stones, as here, are paralleled in the tombs of Western Han princelings.
Materials:bronze, turquoise, gold,
Technique:gilded, inlaid,
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Length: 20.50 centimetres
Description:
Garment-hook. Gilt bronze inlaid with turquoise. Design in the shape of three intertwined dragons.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1987:Garment hooks, or belt-hooks, as they are often called, originated in the early Eastern Zhou. Examples from the middle Yellow River basin are thought to be the earliest in date. They remained current throughout the Eastern Zhou and Han periods, at the end of which they were replaced by belt buckles. They were made in a variety of styles. Elaborately gilded ornaments set with semi-precious stones, as here, are paralleled in the tombs of Western Han princelings.
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