A VERY FINE AND RARE GOLD 'GOOSE' GARMENT HOOK LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC The small, heavily cast hook is shaped as a goose with a wide body resting on a round button. The long, curved and slender neck terminates in an elongated beak. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long; weight 34 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK12. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 21.
A VERY FINE AND RARE GOLD 'GOOSE' GARMENT HOOK LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC The small, heavily cast hook is shaped as a goose with a wide body resting on a round button. The long, curved and slender neck terminates in an elongated beak. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long; weight 34 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK12. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 21.
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