Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; 17th–18th century; belt buckle made of milky-white jadeite with clusters of colloids and a slight green tint; full-sculpture carved head, handle with an edge on the spine and a pointed tip; decorated with birds; height 1.3 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 0.96 cm., A smooth, curved object with a pale green, translucent surface rests on a light background, shaped with one end resembling a rounded head and the other tapering into a broader, arched form that sits partially on a small, flat oval support; soft shadows and subtle variations of green and pale gray appear on the object and surrounding surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_444

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (268.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th–18th century belt buckle milky-white jadeite clusters colloids slight green tint full-sculpture carved head handle edge spine pointed tip decorated birds height 1.3 cm width 7.3 cm depth 0.96 cm smooth curved object pale green translucent surface rests light background shaped resembling rounded head tapering broader arched form sits partially small flat oval support soft shadows subtle variations green pale gray object surrounding surface.