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., An elongated, curved object carved from pale greenish-white stone with areas of light brown discoloration rests on a smooth white surface; one end is rounded and bulbous, the other tapers into a sculpted shape with layered ridges, and a soft shadow appears beneath and to the left of the object against a background that transitions from light gray near the surface to darker gray toward the top.
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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., An elongated, curved object carved from pale greenish-white stone with areas of light brown discoloration rests on a smooth white surface; one end is rounded and bulbous, the other tapers into a sculpted shape with layered ridges, and a soft shadow appears beneath and to the left of the object against a background that transitions from light gray near the surface to darker gray toward the top.

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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 elongated curved object carved pale greenish-white stone areas light brown discoloration rests smooth white surface rounded bulbous tapers sculpted shape layered ridges soft shadow beneath left object background transitions light gray near surface darker gray top.

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