Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, men's clothing ornament; smooth handle. Green-gray jadeite, semi-transparent slight colloid clusters. Full-plastic carved head. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle; H 2.0 cm, W 9.1 cm, D 1.7 cm., A smooth carved object made of translucent green and pale grey stone rests on a neutral surface, the stone showing gradients from light green to milky grey; the form is elongated and curved with a rounded broad end tapering to a sculpted head-like end featuring rounded protrusions and subtle carved details, and a small circular support under the curved middle; the background is a gradient from light grey at the bottom to darker grey at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_396

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (307.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 men's clothing ornament smooth handle Green-gray jadeite semi-transparent slight colloid clusters Full-plastic carved head 17th–18th century China Belt buckle H 2.0 cm W 9.1 cm D 1.7 cm smooth object translucent green pale grey stone rests neutral surface stone showing gradients light green milky grey form elongated curved rounded broad tapering sculpted head- featuring rounded protrusions subtle details small circular support under curved middle background gradient light grey bottom darker grey top.