Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, jadeite with a green shade with visible clusters of colloids. Head carved in full plastic, engraved, 17th–18th century, China, belt buckle; height 2.2 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 2.25 cm., A smooth, elongated object in shades of green rests on a pale surface with a soft shadow beneath it; one end is rounded and bulbous while the other end features a carved, slightly darker green decorative head with rounded protrusions and subtle carved details; the background transitions from light gray near the surface to a darker gray toward the top of the image.
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Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, jadeite with a green shade with visible clusters of colloids. Head carved in full plastic, engraved, 17th–18th century, China, belt buckle; height 2.2 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 2.25 cm., A smooth, elongated object in shades of green rests on a pale surface with a soft shadow beneath it; one end is rounded and bulbous while the other end features a carved, slightly darker green decorative head with rounded protrusions and subtle carved details; the background transitions from light gray near the surface to a darker gray toward the top of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 jadeite green shade visible clusters colloids Head carved full plastic engraved 17th–18th century China belt buckle height 2.2 cm width 8.5 cm depth 2.25 cm smooth elongated object shades green rests pale surface soft shadow beneath rounded bulbous features carved slightly darker green decorative head rounded protrusions subtle details background transitions light gray near surface darker gray top image.

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