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DescriptionTwo metal 'cicada' locking mechanisms,Tang dynasty唐 青銅及銀蟬紋鎖具兩組
10.5 and 21.2 cmCondition reportGood overall condition with typical encrustation and surface wear, consistent with age and type.
整體品相良好，帶典型結殼及正常器面磨損，與年代及品類相符。
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來源：思源堂收藏，1980年代香港邦瀚斯2013年11月24日，編號575（港幣37,500）Catalogue noteThe earliest known locking mechanism is first attributed to the Han dynasty. The current examples are more advanced and intricate than their predecessors. See a similar Tang example from the Palace Museum Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum: Bronze Articles for Daily Use, Hong Kong, 2006, pl. 184.
北京故宮博物院藏一類例，載於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：青銅生活器》，香港，2006年，圖版184。該書編者指出中國現存最早的鎖具可追溯至漢代。