Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911. 18th–19th century. Milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent with slight colloid clusters. Carving and engraving. The head is in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth, and the handle features a lizard. Belt buckle. Height 2.1 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 2.2 cm. Dragons; lizards., A pale, smooth carved object with an elongated, looping form rests on a flat surface, showing a few rounded protrusions and curved, tapered ends; the object appears translucent and off-white with subtle variations in lightness. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray near the middle and white at the bottom, and there is a soft shadow beneath the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_423

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (284.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century Milky-white jadeite slightly translucent slight colloid clusters Carving engraving head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth handle features lizard Belt buckle Height 2.1 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.2 cm Dragons lizards pale smooth carved object elongated looping form rests flat surface showing rounded protrusions curved tapered ends translucent off-white subtle variations lightness background gradient dark gray top light gray near middle white bottom soft shadow beneath object.