A rare turquoise-inlaid gilt-bronze 'bear' belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

Collection of Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963).

Bluett & Sons Ltd., London.

Early Chinese Art. A Catalogue of Early Bronzes, Jades and Allied Decorative Works of Art from the Cunliffe Collection, Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 1973, cat. no. XVII.

William Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, London, 1962, col. pl. B.

See a closely related belt hook of this type with the bear detachable, published in Kaikodo Journal: A Natural Selection, Kaikodo, New York, Spring 2001, cat. no. 50.