Garment hook

Historical period(s)
Eastern Zhou to Western Han dynasty, ca. 3rd century BCE
Medium
Bronze with gold, silver, glass and jade (nephrite and serpentine) inlay
Dimensions
H x W: 22 x 4.4 cm (8 11/16 x 1 3/4 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1954.121
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Jewelry and Ornament, Metalwork
Type

Garment hook

Keywords
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Dr. John Alexander Pope, Thomas Lawton, Harold P. Stern. The Freer Gallery of Art. 2 vols., Washington and Tokyo, 1971-1972. cat. 32, vol. 1: p. 156.
  • Sueji Umehara. Chugoku kodai no hoshoku taiko [Ancient Chinese Jeweled Garment Hooks]. no. 11 Osaka, September 1953. p. 2.
  • Oriental Art Recently Acquired by American Museums. vol. 9 Honolulu, 1955. p. 83, fig. 11.
  • Ch'en Jen-t'ao. Chin Kuei lun ku ch'u chi [Essays on Chinese Antiquities in the Chin Kuei Collection with Explanations]. Hong Kong. p. 90.
  • Thomas Lawton. Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Continuity, 480-222 B.C. Washington, 1982-1983. cat. 71, p. 120.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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