Warring States Period/Han Dynasty
Comprising two bronze belt hooks, daigu, one cast as a sinuous dragon motif, with gilt and inlaid with turquoise beads, the other as a clambering chilong with bifurcated tail and a circular knop, 17cm (6 7/8in) and 21.5cm (8 1/2in) long; a pair of gourd-shaped chariot fittings, probably axle caps, decorated with swirling and geometric designs, each 7.8cm (3 1/8in) high; three finials respectively shaped as a hollow porcupine, hare and duck, the largest 4.5cm (1 7/8in) high; and a bone cicada with bulging, circular eyes and folded wings, 5.7cm (2 2/8in) wide. (8).

Footnotes

戰國/漢高古鐵器一組七件及骨雕蟬

Provenance: Rolf, Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963), Honorary Keeper of the Far Eastern Collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
The Cunliffe Collection, no.A65 (a pair of chariot fittings), and thence by descent

Exhibited, Published and Illustrated:
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, Early Chinese Art, 27 September - 19 October 1973, no.16 (no.A65)

來源：劍橋菲茨威廉博物館東方藝術部名譽主任，Rolf Cunliffe勳爵 (1899-1963)
Cunliffe收藏，藏品編號A65(青銅飾件一對)，並由後人保存迄今

展覽、出版及收錄：
1973年9月27至10月19日期間於倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.「中國早期藝術(Early Chinese Art)」特展展出，展品編號16(no.A65)

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