Early Chinese art from private collections
19 October - 19 October, 2016
This exhibition features a range of early jades, bone carvings, archaic bronzes and inlaid metalwork. The objects range in date from the Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) and many have passed through the hands of renowned collectors such as Luo Zhenyu, Pan Zuyin, Alexandre J. Argyropoulos, Edward T. Chow and Adolphe Stoclet
Bronze, Gold, Silver and Turquoise Garment-hook
Late Eastern Zhou to early Western Han period, 3rd - 2nd century BC
This bronze garment-hook, richly embellished with gold, silver and turquoise inlay, would have been a luxury item and a signifier of status when worn.
Length: 15.1cm