Period:Eastern Zhou dynasty Production date:5thC BC (Rawson 1995)
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:animal bird
Dimensions:Height: 4 centimetres (max height of the hook) Height: 8.80 centimetres (max length of the hook) Length: 13 centimetres (max length of the chain on the left from the first ring) Length: 12.90 centimetres (max length of the chain on the right from the first ring)
Description:
Garment-hook. Bronze belt ornament in the form of an S-shaped feline and chain. The hook terminates in a bird’s head. There are two chains with five rings each. Made of bronze.
IMG
![图片[1]-garment-hook BM-1945-1017.208-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Eastern Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00349195_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1995:As a result of contact with the steppe the Han seem to have developed an interest in emphasising the silhouettes of animals rather than their surfaces. In early Chinese design, especially bronze design, an overwhelming concern with surface detail had continually threatened to detract from the clarity of animals forms. Strong silhouttes were, however, employed in the state of Jin, an area in contact with the steppe region. Bronze belt hooks in the form of S-shaped felines show the influence of the emphatic line used on nomadic bronzes. This clarity of design was also to affect jades, for example, a ring in the tomb of the King of Nan Yue.
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:animal bird
Dimensions:Height: 4 centimetres (max height of the hook) Height: 8.80 centimetres (max length of the hook) Length: 13 centimetres (max length of the chain on the left from the first ring) Length: 12.90 centimetres (max length of the chain on the right from the first ring)
Description:
Garment-hook. Bronze belt ornament in the form of an S-shaped feline and chain. The hook terminates in a bird’s head. There are two chains with five rings each. Made of bronze.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1995:As a result of contact with the steppe the Han seem to have developed an interest in emphasising the silhouettes of animals rather than their surfaces. In early Chinese design, especially bronze design, an overwhelming concern with surface detail had continually threatened to detract from the clarity of animals forms. Strong silhouttes were, however, employed in the state of Jin, an area in contact with the steppe region. Bronze belt hooks in the form of S-shaped felines show the influence of the emphatic line used on nomadic bronzes. This clarity of design was also to affect jades, for example, a ring in the tomb of the King of Nan Yue.
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