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    • Iron, Gold, Silver and Jade Garment-Hook (daigou)
    • Iron, Gold, Silver and Jade Garment-Hook (daigou)
    • Iron, Gold, Silver and Jade Garment-Hook (daigou)
    Iron, Gold, Silver and Jade Garment-Hook (daigou)

    Early Chinese Metalwork in Gold and Silver; Works of Art of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

    15 March - 26 March, 2011

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    Iron, Gold, Silver and Jade Garment-Hook (daigou)

    Warring States period, 475 BC - 221 BC

    This garment hook, fitted out in gold and jade, would have been a highly luxurious item.  If worn at all, it would have been for purposes of display.

    Length: 23.0cm