Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, handle devoid of engraved decoration, polished smoothly, milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent, full-plastic carved head, engraved, 18th–19th century, China, belt buckle, height 1.5 cm, width 8.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm, A smooth, elongated pale-white object rests horizontally on a flat white surface, casting a soft shadow beneath it; one end of the object tapers into a carved section with subtle engraved patterns and rounded features, while the opposite end is bulbous and gently rounded. The scene shows shades of white, off-white, and light gray, with a gradient gray background fading darker toward the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_405

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (253.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 handle devoid engraved decoration polished smoothly milky-white jadeite slightly translucent full-plastic carved head engraved 18th–19th century China belt buckle height 1.5 cm width 8.8 cm depth 1.7 cm smooth elongated pale-white object rests horizontally flat white surface casting soft shadow beneath object tapers carved section subtle patterns rounded features opposite bulbous gently rounded scene shades white off-white light gray gradient gray background fading darker top.