Caption

Belt clasp. Handle: stylized lizard-dragon qilong. Milky-white jadeite. Full-plastic carved head, full-plastic openwork handle. 18th–19th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.8 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 2.9 cm. Cultural context: Chinese, Qing 1644–1911. Subject/ornamentation: lizards, dragons; men's clothing/ornaments., A carved pale stone object with a smooth, slightly yellowed surface shaped into a long, low form; one end features a stylized animal head with an open mouth and curved ear-like elements, and the body rises into a sinuous, looping creature with rounded limbs and a curled tail resting along the top; the base is flat with a small circular support underneath, and the piece shows subtle speckles and veins in tones of white, cream, beige, and faint yellow against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_460

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (451.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Handle stylized lizard-dragon qilong Milky-white jadeite Full-plastic carved head full-plastic openwork handle 18th–19th century China Belt buckle height 2.8 cm width 12.0 cm depth 2.9 cm Cultural context Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Subject ornamentation lizards dragons men's clothing ornaments carved pale stone object smooth slightly yellowed surface shaped long low form features stylized animal head open mouth curved ear- elements body rises sinuous looping creature rounded limbs curled tail resting top base flat small circular support underneath piece subtle speckles veins tones white cream beige faint yellow neutral gray background.