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 white carved object resembling a stylized animal with a curved neck and head lying on a flat surface, with subtle carved patterns on its back and gentle shadows beneath it; the background transitions from dark gray at the top to light gray near the surface, and the overall visible colors include white, light gray, and dark gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_404

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (262.6Kb) / 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 white carved object resembling stylized animal curved neck head lying flat surface subtle patterns back gentle shadows beneath background transitions dark gray top light gray near surface visible colors include white light gray dark gray.