A SMALL WHITE JADE 'GOOSE' BELT BUCKLEWarring States Period/Western Han DynastyCarved as a standing goose with head turned to one side as the hook, the underside with an oval knob for attachment, the stone of an attractive greenish-white colour with light inclusions.4.2cm (1 5/8in) wideProvenance: 戰國/西漢 玉鵝式帶鉤Compare a similar example of a white jade 'goose' belt buckle, unearthed from Daisheng tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Haizhou, Jiangsu Province in 1977, illustrated inCompendium of Collection in the Palace Museum: Jade 4, Beijing, 2011, p.93, pl.82.1977年海州西漢代勝墓出土一件型制大小與本品非常接近之玉鵝式帶鈎，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器編4》，北京，2011年，頁93，圖版82。