Hook Item Number: N1.201 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal hook with animal motif, t'ao-t'ieh. Double horizontal lines around the hook near the end opposite to the animal head. Geometric design around the middle with a wide horizontal band perpendicular to a single line. The horizontal band goes through the middle of two 'x''s which are on either sides of the single line. There is a knob at the centre.
History Of Use
Belt hook
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1930 and 1960
- Owned by Berkeley Galleries Ltd. before March 1960
- Received from Berkeley Galleries Ltd. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Hook
- Identification Number
- N1.201
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and inlaid
- Overall
- height 2.5 cm, width 13.2 cm, depth 1.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Berkeley Galleries Ltd.
- Received from
- Berkeley Galleries Ltd. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1930 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0023/0043