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Gold Hook with Cloud-shaped Head

Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei Provincial Museum
Wuhan, China

The head of this hook is shaped like a cloud. Both sides are convex and display a cloud pattern and pitted texture. There are three sets of small holes in the shape of the Chinese character "品". Each set has two holes, used to sew this accessory on a garment. Four such cloud-shaped hooks were found in the tomb, used in sets of two. According to the literature from the time, these were likely gold knee-cover hooks, used to mount knee coverings which hung from the belt and covered the wearer's thighs and knees.

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  • Title: Gold Hook with Cloud-shaped Head
  • Location: Tomb of Prince Zhuang of Liang, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province
  • Medium: Gold
  • Excavation Date: 2001
  • Dynasty: Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
  • Dimensions: Lengths: 6.7cm and 5.8cm, head width: 3cm, weights: 18.7g and 18.8g
Hubei Provincial Museum

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