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, curved object made of a translucent white material rests horizontally on a flat surface, casting a soft shadow beneath it; the object tapers at one end and has a slightly bulbous, rounded opposite end with subtle carved ridges and contours; the background transitions from medium gray at the top to pale gray near the surface, and the visible colors are white, gray, and faint cream tones on the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_409

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (258.8Kb) / 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 curved object translucent white material rests horizontally flat surface casting soft shadow beneath object tapers slightly bulbous rounded opposite subtle ridges contours background transitions medium gray top pale gray near surface visible colors white gray faint cream tones object.