Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, cicadas, lizards, Qing 1644–1911. Stem: stylized cicada with a geometric meander motif. Milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent visible clusters of colloids. Head carved in full relief; flat relief. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 1.8 cm; width 8.0 cm; depth 2.1 cm., A smooth, pale off-white carved object resembling a stylized animal with a curved neck and rounded head rests on a flat surface, showing subtle carved patterns on its back and gentle shadows beneath; the background transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray toward the top, and the visible colors are off-white, gray, and faint warm beige accents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_402

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (263.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art cicadas lizards Qing 1644–1911 Stem stylized cicada geometric meander motif Milky-white jadeite slightly translucent visible clusters colloids Head carved full relief flat relief 17th–18th century China Belt buckle Height 1.8 cm width 8.0 cm depth 2.1 cm smooth pale off-white carved object resembling stylized animal curved neck rounded head rests flat surface showing subtle patterns back gentle shadows beneath background transitions light gray bottom darker gray top visible colors off-white gray faint warm beige accents.