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Lot
Number
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J000041 |
| Lot
Title |
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Belt Hook Jade Carving with Two Dragons |
| Date
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Qing |
| Country
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China |
| Material
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Jade |
| Measurements |
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12.5 x 2.8 cm |
| Lot
Quantity |
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1 |
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| Description:
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Originally, I bought another piece from the seller, but I had doubt on that piece, so I asked for change to this belt hook with two dragons. The father dragon is looking at the child dragon depicting holding high hope to childs success to also become a dragon. Material and carving are both OK. The sellers said from the material it is a quite old piece, but I believe it is only about Qing. However, the piece is big, He Tian jade, and with a letter of Wang on the dragon head which perfectly match with my last name, so just bought it. Later on, I showed this piece to several frineds and they all said this piece at least from Qing, and possible from Ming, so I am not regret with the purchase. |
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| Condition
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帶鉤與帶版粗解:
帶鉤又名師比、犀比、飾比、鮮卑及胥紕等，原為西北游牧民族配在腰帶上的革帶帶頭；春秋中葉以後，逐漸為中原及南方各地採用，至戰國而漢鼎盛. 由於帶鉤和草原遊牧民族騎馬的服飾有關，騎馬之時肯定要用來鉤連腰帶；而中原在戰國趙武靈王時，實行胡服騎射的改革，因此帶鉤從源於北方草原遊牧民族的配飾，成為中原不可少的服飾配件, 繫帶鉤成為一種流行，各種造形與紋飾爭奇鬥豔。帶鉤除了為鉤扣腰帶之外，並可作衣服的襟鉤及腰間其他佩飾的掛鉤。
魏晉以後，帶鉤漸為鞢革燮帶及一般具有方形或圓形帶銙及鉈尾的革帶帶扣所取代。並以革帶上銙的質材及數目以別地位的尊卑。
清代服飾制度中的各種腰帶上的帶版，仍係鞢革燮帶上環銙的遺緒，也以帶版上鑲嵌的珠寶種類和數目，以別品秩之高低。腰帶在古代是極受人們重視的服飾用品，在腰帶間佩帶有刀子、香囊等物這些小飾物就掛在帶銙上，帶銙又稱帶板，帶銙的質地有金、銀、玉、瓷、木、料、水晶、瑪瑙、牙角等類，在階級嚴謹的古代，腰帶上銙的質地貴賤、數目多少代表征服者的身份，以別地位的尊卑；因為銙上要懸掛香囊等各種飾物，所以早期無論方銙或半圓形銙常常都附有小環或穿有小孔。
官服帶銙自唐代開元定制之後，歷經五代、宋、元直到明代，都沒有重大的變化，到了清初的時候，官方廢除了笨重的大型帶銙，而改用絲線編織成的細腰帶，稱為「朝帶」。從前那種複雜而考究的腰帶，就逐漸式微了。 |
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