Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, birds, Qing 1644–1911, handle with an edge on the spine and a pointed tip. Milky-white jadeite with clusters of colloids and a slight green tint. Full-sculpture carved head. 17th–18th century, China, belt buckle, height 1.3 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 0.96 cm., A pale green, smooth carved object with a curved, sinuous form resembling a stylized animal, positioned horizontally on a flat white surface; the object casts a soft shadow beneath and has a rounded head at one end with subtle carved features, a raised arch in the middle supported by a small oval base, and a tapered tail at the other end; the background transitions from light gray near the surface to a darker gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_443

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (270.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art birds Qing 1644–1911 handle edge spine pointed tip Milky-white jadeite clusters colloids slight green tint Full-sculpture carved head 17th–18th century China belt buckle height 1.3 cm width 7.3 cm depth 0.96 cm pale green smooth object curved sinuous form resembling stylized animal positioned horizontally flat white surface object casts soft shadow beneath rounded head subtle features raised arch middle supported small oval base tapered tail background transitions light gray near surface darker gray top.