6th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I

 
Lot 186
 
Lot 186 - A CHINESE INLAID BRONZE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK, DAIGOU
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A CHINESE INLAID BRONZE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK, DAIGOU
戰國 銅錯金嵌綠松石龍首帶鉤

A CHINESE INLAID BRONZE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK, DAIGOU

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

戰國 銅錯金嵌綠松石龍首帶鉤

The curved shaft inlaid with gold, silver, turquoise and malachite to form geometric motifs, the tapering neck terminating in a dragon's head,

22cm long, weight approx. 260g

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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。

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c.f. A comparable belt hook is illustrated in 'Early Chinese Art', Bluett & Sons, London, Autumn 1973, pl. XV, no. 30.

Sold for £875

Includes Buyer's Premium


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