Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, birds, Qing 1644–1911, milky-white jadeite with slight green tint, full-sculpture carved head, handle with an edge on the spine and a pointed tip, 17th–18th century, China, belt buckle; h. 1.3 cm, w. 7.3 cm, d. 0.96 cm., A smooth, curved object resembling a stylized snake or serpentine form rests on a flat surface, carved from a pale green, almost translucent stone with subtle variations in hue; one end rises slightly with a rounded head-like shape and a small open mouth, while the body arches gracefully and is supported near the center by a low, disc-like element, casting soft gray shadows on the white-gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_442

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (276.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese birds Qing 1644–1911 milky-white jadeite slight green tint full-sculpture carved head handle edge spine pointed tip 17th–18th century China belt buckle h 1.3 cm w 7.3 cm d 0.96 cm smooth curved object resembling stylized snake serpentine form rests flat surface pale green almost translucent stone subtle variations hue rises slightly rounded head- shape small open mouth body arches gracefully supported near center low disc- element casting soft gray shadows white-gray background.