6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I

 
Lot 177
 

A CHINESE GOLD- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOK, DAIGOU
戰國 銅錯金銀帶鉤

A CHINESE GOLD- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOK, DAIGOU

Warring States Period (475 – 221 B.C.E)

戰國 銅錯金銀帶鉤

The curved, tapering shaft decorated with gold and silver inlay to depict geometric motifs and wide, plain bands, with silver-wire worked to form swirls and stippled bands, the shaft terminating in a dragon head finial, the underside with a protruding button,

13.5cm long, weight approx. 152g

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源
洛文森舊藏,於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成;
此後家族傳承,敘於一1975年信件中;
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品,英國私人收藏,部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。

Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000

 

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