Belt clasp, Chinese art, Qing style Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Chinese, iconography: cicadas and dragons; milky-white translucent jade; shaft in flat relief, head carved in full relief; 18th–19th century, China; belt buckle; height 2.4 cm, width 10.7 cm, depth 2.1 cm., A pale, smooth carved object in shades of off-white and cream rests on a light gray surface, casting a soft shadow; the carving features a curved elongated form with a bulbous decorative end and a flattened, textured section with carved dots and ridges, showing subtle variations of cream and very light yellow, with faint beige accents.
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Belt clasp, Chinese art, Qing style Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Chinese, iconography: cicadas and dragons; milky-white translucent jade; shaft in flat relief, head carved in full relief; 18th–19th century, China; belt buckle; height 2.4 cm, width 10.7 cm, depth 2.1 cm., A pale, smooth carved object in shades of off-white and cream rests on a light gray surface, casting a soft shadow; the carving features a curved elongated form with a bulbous decorative end and a flattened, textured section with carved dots and ridges, showing subtle variations of cream and very light yellow, with faint beige accents.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Belt clasp Chinese art Qing style Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Chinese iconography cicadas dragons milky-white translucent jade shaft flat relief head carved full relief 18th–19th century China belt buckle height 2.4 cm width 10.7 cm depth 2.1 cm pale smooth carved object shades off-white cream rests light gray surface casting soft shadow carving features curved elongated form bulbous decorative flattened textured section carved dots ridges showing subtle variations cream light yellow faint beige accents.

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