Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, lizards zoological motif, Qing 1644–1911. Smooth, rounded handle. Milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent. Full-sculpture carved head, engraved. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 2.2 cm; width 10.5 cm; depth 2.1 cm., A smooth, curved object resembling an elongated animal form rests on a flat surface, showing a rounded head with subtle facial contours and a tapering body that loops gently; the object appears to be made of a polished, translucent material with a pale green color and a few slightly lighter patches, casting a soft shadow on the surface beneath, with the background transitioning from light gray near the surface to darker gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_429

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (594.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese lizards zoological motif Qing 1644–1911 Smooth rounded handle Milky-white jadeite slightly translucent Full-sculpture carved head engraved 17th–18th century China Belt buckle Height 2.2 cm width 10.5 cm depth 2.1 cm smooth curved object resembling elongated animal form rests flat surface showing rounded head subtle facial contours tapering body loops gently object polished translucent material pale green color slightly lighter patches casting soft shadow surface beneath background transitioning light gray near surface darker gray top.