Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art; dragons iconography; Qing 1644–1911; clothing — belts, men's clothing, costumes, ornaments, men's ornaments; smooth handle. Green-gray jadeite, semi-transparent with slight colloid clusters. Full-plastic carved head. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.0 cm, width 9.1 cm, depth 1.7 cm., A smooth carved object rests on a flat surface, appearing translucent with gradients of green and pale green blending into grayish tones; the form curves like an elongated loop with one end raised and detailed into a rounded head with subtle carved features, while the underside shows a small circular support piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_395

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (305.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 clothing belts men's clothing costumes ornaments men's ornaments smooth handle Green-gray jadeite semi-transparent slight colloid clusters Full-plastic carved head 17th–18th century China Belt buckle height 2.0 cm width 9.1 cm depth 1.7 cm smooth object rests flat surface appearing translucent gradients green pale green blending grayish tones form curves elongated loop raised detailed rounded head subtle features underside small circular support piece.