WFE 05 A silver and gold-inlaid bronze belt hook

戰國 青銅錯金銀帶鉤

Warring States period (475-221 BC)

The curved belt hook is surmounted by a small dragon head with a long slender neck gracefully curving to a widening body with canted sides. The surface is finely inlaid in gold and silver sheet with an overall archaic geometric design. The reverse is set with a round button for attachment to a garment and shows areas of malachite encrustation.  
20.5 cm long    

Sold at Sotheby's London, 10th December 1991, lot 2

Provenance: Formerly in a Dutch private collection

Sotheby’s London, 10 December 1991, lot no. 2  

WFE 05 戰國 青銅錯金銀帶鉤
時代：戰國時期，西元前475至221年。
特徵：彎曲的帶鉤上有一小型龍首，表面裝飾精美的錯金銀幾何圖案。
尺寸：長20.5公分。
來源：原為荷蘭私人收藏。倫敦蘇富比1991年12月10日，拍品編號2。