


雅宜山齋藏珍
(Lots 1001 - 1070)
A SILVER 'TIGER' BELT HOOK Spring and Autumn Period
HK$5,000 - HK$10,000
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Amethyst Chau
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A SILVER 'TIGER' BELT HOOK
5.4 cm high, 89.2 g
Footnotes
春秋 銀虎形帶鉤
Its form vividly lifelike, depicting a tiger poised in a crouching stance with head raised, fully embodying the ferocity and agility of the beast. Belt hooks served as essential sartorial accessories during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, used to secure belts while combining practicality with ornamentation. They were commonly worn by nobles and scholars. This silver tiger belt hook not only exemplifies the exquisite metalworking techniques of its era but also carries symbolic significance through its tiger motif, embodying courage, authority, and auspiciousness. It serves as a tangible representation of the status and aesthetic sensibilities within the aristocratic lifestyle of the Spring and Autumn period, while also providing crucial insights for studying the era's metalworking techniques, costume culture, and totemic beliefs.
此器以銀質材料鑄造,造型生動傳神,塑造一隻老虎的形象,或作伏踞、昂首之姿,充分展現猛獸的力量與靈動。帶鉤為春秋戰國時期重要的服飾配件,用於束緊腰帶,兼具實用與裝飾功能,常見於貴族或士人階層。此老虎銀帶鉤不僅體現了當時金屬加工工藝的精巧,更以虎為題材,蘊含勇猛、權威與祥瑞的象徵意涵,是春秋時期貴族生活中身份地位與審美趣味的實物展現,亦為研究春秋金屬工藝、服飾文化與圖騰信仰的重要資料。