Title

Garment hook (daigou) with dragons and taotie, Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-8 CE. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Garment hook (daigou) with dragons and taotie, Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-8 CE.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A81_228

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (590,6Kb) / 14,0in x 8,4in / 4200 x 2519 (300dpi)

Keywords

close up education arts country metal bronze China art Chinese color golden design decoration decorative gold dragon location gilt century gilded gallery image metalwork studio shot gilding dynasty mythology close-up motif art gallery jade decorative arts Colour Smithsonian Institution white background mythical creature Educational Institution 1st century BC 2nd century BC garment hook Han dynasty mythical beast scientific institution taotie object gold colour Unknown bronze Freer Gallery of Art art centre mythical creatures Heritage Art Metalwork mythical beasts mythological creature Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Jewelry and Ornament daigou Gilt bronze with jade