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. Materials/subjects: Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, men's clothing, belts, ornaments; motifs: lizards/dragons., A pale stone carving shaped like a horizontal elongated base supports a sculpted creature with a curled tail and rounded limbs; the creature and base are the same off-white to light beige color with subtle yellowish and brown speckles and veins, and the surface has smooth, slightly weathered contours. The piece casts a soft shadow on a neutral gray surface and is set against a gradient background ranging from light gray near the object to darker gray toward the top. The carving shows flowing, rounded forms and gentle grooves that suggest stylized features, with the overall palette limited to shades of off-white, beige, yellowish spots, brownish flecks, and various grays in the background and shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_462

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (444.2Kb) / 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 Materials subjects Chinese Qing 1644–1911 men's clothing belts ornaments motifs lizards dragons pale stone carving shaped horizontal elongated base supports sculpted creature curled tail rounded limbs creature base off-white light beige color subtle yellowish brown speckles veins surface smooth slightly weathered contours piece casts soft shadow neutral gray surface set gradient background ranging light gray near object darker gray top flowing rounded forms gentle grooves suggest features palette limited shades beige yellowish spots brownish flecks various grays background shadow.