Belthook

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.99.52.1

amicoid

MIA_.99.52.1

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

aly

2002

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

oty

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

crc

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

sculptor

crr

sculptor

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Warring States period

crt

Warring States period

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Belthook

otn

Belthook

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

3rd century B.C.

oct

3rd century B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-299

ocs

-299

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-200

oce

-200

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

bronze, jade

omd

bronze, jade

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Bronze

clt

Bronze

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H.9-1/8 x W.1-5/16 x D.1-1/2 in.

met

H.9-1/8 x W.1-5/16 x D.1-1/2 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

oop

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

99.52.1

ooa

99.52.1

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

ooc

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

Credit Line

false

Inscriptions:

STICKER; TAG; MARK

oin

STICKER; TAG; MARK

Inscriptions

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

orl

<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

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.

cxd

<P>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.</P>

Context

false

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Belthook