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, curved pale object with a translucent white appearance rests on a flat surface, showing a rounded, thicker midsection and a tapered end that curls upward into a more detailed carved shape; the background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray near the surface, and the object casts a soft shadow on the surface.
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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, curved pale object with a translucent white appearance rests on a flat surface, showing a rounded, thicker midsection and a tapered end that curls upward into a more detailed carved shape; the background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray near the surface, and the object casts a soft shadow on the surface.

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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 curved pale object translucent white appearance rests flat surface showing rounded thicker midsection tapered curls upward detailed shape background gradient dark gray top light gray near surface object casts soft shadow surface.

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