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 pale greenish-white carved object with a smooth, curved body and a carved end resembling a stylized head rests on a flat surface; the object casts a soft shadow and sits partly elevated on a small circular base. The background shows a smooth gradient from darker gray at the top to lighter gray near the surface, and the visible colors include pale green, white, gray, and subtle beige tones.
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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 pale greenish-white carved object with a smooth, curved body and a carved end resembling a stylized head rests on a flat surface; the object casts a soft shadow and sits partly elevated on a small circular base. The background shows a smooth gradient from darker gray at the top to lighter gray near the surface, and the visible colors include pale green, white, gray, and subtle beige tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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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 pale greenish-white object smooth curved body resembling stylized head rests flat surface object casts soft shadow sits partly elevated small circular base background smooth gradient darker gray top lighter gray near surface visible colors include pale green white gray subtle beige tones.

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