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Jade phoenix-headed garment hook with kui dragon
Jade phoenix-headed garment hook with kui dragon
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Title
Jade phoenix-headed garment hook with kui dragon and feline in reliefEarly Six Dynasties (220AD-420AD)
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Jade phoenix-headed garment hook with kui dragon
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BATEA : 467
Simple name
garment hook
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stone; jade; animal; Six Dynasties; garment hook; pig; dragon; feline; phoenix; China; kui;
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An asymetric belt hook. On the reverse is a plain button. The top of the elongated oval hook is decorated with three animals; i) a phoenix represented only by the head, which serves as the hook end slightly to one side and a long curling streamer tail representing the phoenix's body, ii) a kui dragon in low relief on the tail of the hook and iii) a stalking animal, probably a feline, on the main body of the hook.
Description material
jade
Description condition
good
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whitish grey with several black patches
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Description length
5.5 cm
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1.8 cm
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Gallery location
Gallery 1, large freestanding case (G3)
Production date
220=420
Production period
early Six Dynasties
Production place
China
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