Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, coins, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911. Shaft: four connected Chinese coins. Milky-white jadeite with a slightly green tint. Full-plastic carved head, engraved, early 20th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.4 cm, width 11.3 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A pale, translucent object with a smooth, slightly glossy surface rests horizontally on a neutral background. The object consists of a connected series of round discs with square holes at their centers, transitioning into a carved end that has a rounded, slightly organic shape. The material appears off-white to creamy with faint variations in tone, and there are subtle shadows beneath and behind the object that appear gray. The background shows a gradient from darker gray at the top to lighter gray and near-white toward the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (317.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art coins dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 Shaft four connected Chinese coins Milky-white jadeite slightly green tint Full-plastic carved head engraved early 20th century China Belt buckle height 2.4 cm width 11.3 cm depth 2.3 cm pale translucent object smooth slightly glossy surface rests horizontally neutral background object consists connected series round discs square holes centers transitioning rounded slightly organic shape material off-white creamy faint variations tone subtle shadows beneath object gray background gradient darker gray top lighter gray near-white bottom.