Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art; birds; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 17th–18th century; milky-white jadeite with slightly green tint, clusters of colloids; full-sculpture carved head; handle with an edge on the spine and a pointed tip; belt buckle; height 1.3 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 0.96 cm., A smooth pale green, translucent curved object resembling a stylized animal form rests on a pale gray surface; it has a rounded body that tapers into a slender neck and head with subtle carved features, supported near its underside by a small rounded base, and casts a soft shadow on the surface, with colors visible including pale green, light gray, and hints of white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_445

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (267.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art birds Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th–18th century milky-white jadeite slightly green tint clusters colloids full-sculpture carved head handle edge spine pointed tip belt buckle height 1.3 cm width 7.3 cm depth 0.96 cm smooth pale green translucent curved object resembling stylized animal form rests pale gray surface rounded body tapers slender neck subtle features supported near underside small rounded base casts soft shadow surface colors visible pale green light gray hints white.