Period:Han dynasty Production date:1stC-2ndC (circa)
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:mammal dragon
Dimensions:Length: 15.80 centimetres (max.) Width: 4.70 centimetres (max.)
Description:
Garment-hook. In the shape of a tiger. The hook terminates in a dragon. Made of bronze.
IMG
![图片[1]-garment-hook BM-1945-1017.198-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Han dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00299146_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-garment-hook BM-1945-1017.198-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/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. The incised textures of the tiger’s fur are typical of bronze-work of the first years AD, at which time bronzes with chased ornament replaced richly inlaid and gilded bronzes of the Western Han.
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:mammal dragon
Dimensions:Length: 15.80 centimetres (max.) Width: 4.70 centimetres (max.)
Description:
Garment-hook. In the shape of a tiger. The hook terminates in a dragon. Made of bronze.
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. The incised textures of the tiger’s fur are typical of bronze-work of the first years AD, at which time bronzes with chased ornament replaced richly inlaid and gilded bronzes of the Western Han.
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