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Garment hook with incised dragon elements and irregular curls

Detail of a pattern

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At A Glance

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

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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Date

BCE 0s
Place

China
Topic

Art, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), Chinese Art, Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Culture

Chinese
Object Type

Ornaments, Jewelry