A white and russet jade 'phoenix and peony' belt-hook


Song/Yuan DynastyMeticulously worked in the form of a crouching phoenix with its head turning backwards as the terminal, carrying a blooming peony on the arched shaft, skillfully rendered in low relief with the feathering tail and wings, the russet skin of the white stone skilfully utilised to accentuate the details, box. 11.4cm (4 1/2in) long (2).
|宋/元 白玉帶皮巧雕鳳凰牡丹帶鉤Provenance:Durwin Tang Collection來源：鄧德雍收藏See a related white jade phoenix-head belt-hook and another example of a chi-dragon carrying a peony flower, Song dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 5 Tang, Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Beijing, 2011, pp.163-164, nos.177 and 178.參考一件北京故宮藏宋代白玉花卉紋螭首帶鉤及一件宋代白玉蟬紋鳥首帶鉤，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器篇》，卷五，北京，2011年，頁163及164，編號177及178。