Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, 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, curved white object resembling a stylized animal form rests on a pale surface, with a carved, detailed head at one end and a gently arching body that tapers toward the other end; the object casts a soft shadow and sits on a small round white support, and the background transitions from light gray near the surface to a darker gray toward the top.
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Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, 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, curved white object resembling a stylized animal form rests on a pale surface, with a carved, detailed head at one end and a gently arching body that tapers toward the other end; the object casts a soft shadow and sits on a small round white support, and the background transitions from light gray near the surface to a darker gray toward the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art 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 curved white object resembling stylized animal form rests pale surface detailed head gently arching body tapers object casts soft shadow sits small round white support background transitions light gray near surface darker gray top.

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