A BRONZE ‘CICADA’ BELT HOOK, HAN DYNASTY
拍卖行: Galerie Zacke
拍品描述
A BRONZE ‘CICADA’ BELT HOOK, HAN DYNASTY Published and Exhibited: Alfieri Editore, Mostra d'arte cinese, Venezia, 1954, p. 44, no. 105. Finely cast, the slender shaft terminating at one end in a stylized cicada with large rounded eyes, prominent folded wings, and finely incised feathering, the opposite end modeled as a dragon-head hook with bulging eyes and a tapered snout. The narrow connecting shaft is plain, emphasizing the strongly modeled zoomorphic terminals, while the underside is fitted with a circular button for attachment. Dimensions: Length 9.1 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze cicada belt hook, Han-Six Dynasties, dated c. 3rd-5th century, 8.5 cm long in the Asian Art Museum, object number B65B25. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 4 November 2025, lot 421 Price: GBP 1,536 or approx. EUR 1,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and similar stylized cicada on one end of the hook. Note the size (10.9 cm).
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