Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, milky-white jade with brown veins and clusters of colloids; full-sculpture carved head, engraved; 18th–19th century, China; belt buckle; height 1.9 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 1.6 cm., A smooth, elongated object made of pale greenish-white stone with a few brownish discolorations rests horizontally on a flat, light-colored surface. The left end shows a carved, detailed section with layered, rounded forms and a small brown patch, while the right end tapers into a rounded, bulbous shape with a brownish area. Soft shadows fall beneath and to the left of the object, and the background transitions from light near the surface to darker gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_436

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (290.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 milky-white jade brown veins clusters colloids full-sculpture carved head engraved 18th–19th century China belt buckle height 1.9 cm width 7.4 cm depth 1.6 cm smooth elongated object pale greenish-white stone brownish discolorations rests horizontally flat light-colored surface left detailed section layered rounded forms small brown patch right tapers rounded bulbous shape brownish area Soft shadows fall beneath object background transitions light near surface darker gray top.