Belthook
CultureChinese
DateHan dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
MediumBronze with silver, gold, turquoise, and jade
DimensionsOverall: 8 inches (20.32 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Sarah and Charles Koester and the Asian Art Acquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF96-37
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
ProvenanceIsao Kume;
Purchased from Isao Kume by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1996.
Xiaoneng Yang, “New at the Nelson: Ancient Chinese Belthook Acquired,” Nelson-Atkins, Calendar of Events (Kansas City, Missouri: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, May 1997), 1-2 (repro.).
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