Warring States period / Belthook / 3rd century B.C.

Warring States period
Belthook
3rd century B.C.
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Role: Sculptor
Creator Name-CRT: Warring States period
Title: Belthook
View: front
Creation Start Date: -29
Creation End Date: -20
Creation Date: 3rd century B.C.
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Bronze
Materials and Techniques: bronze, jade
Dimensions: H.9-1/8 x W.1-5/16 x D.1-1/2 in.
Inscriptions: STICKER; TAG; MARK
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 99.52.1
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

The body of this belthook is formed by a pair of entwined dragons, their bodies richly gilded and arranged along the narrow sides to frame six jade plaques, five of which are carved in low relief with matching scroll motifs and stylized t'ao-t'ieh masks. This well-known hook was reportedly discovered at Chin t'sun near Lo-yang in Honan province during the 1930's. A nearly identical garment hook was excavated in 1996 from a Warring States (481-221 b.c.) tomb in Lo-yang. Garment hooks inlaid with gold, silver, glass, and jade were amongst the most luxurious items of personal dress during the Warring States period and they mark the shift away from the use of bronze for religious vessels toward decorative secular objects.

AMICA ID: MIA_.99.52.1
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: ? The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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