Garment hook with incised dragon elements and irregular curls

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Period
475-221 BCE -
Material
Gold with jade (nephrite) inlay -
Dimension
H x W x D (overall): 2.5 × 12.6 × 2.6 cm (1 × 4 15/16 × 1 in) -
Accession Number
F1954.120 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1954.120
Object Details
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Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Personal Luxuries in Early China (July 7, 1998 to January 3, 2016)Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 25, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956) -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Jewelry and Ornament -
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