Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911. Head in the shape of a one-horned dragon's head with a curved muzzle. Smooth, rounded handle. Milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent. Full-sculpture carved head, engraved. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle; height 1.7 cm, width 9.4 cm, depth 2.1 cm., A smooth, pale off-white object with a long, curved handle and a carved ornamental end resembling layered petals or a stylized floral motif rests on a light surface; the object casts a soft shadow beneath it and the background transitions from light gray near the surface to darker gray toward the top, with visible colors including off-white, light gray, and darker gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_414

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (272.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 Head shape -horned dragon's head curved muzzle Smooth rounded handle Milky-white jadeite slightly translucent Full-sculpture carved head engraved 17th–18th century China Belt buckle height 1.7 cm width 9.4 cm depth 2.1 cm smooth pale off-white object long curved handle carved ornamental resembling layered petals stylized floral motif rests light surface object casts soft shadow beneath background transitions light gray near surface darker gray top visible colors off-white light gray darker gray.