Caption

Belt clasp, ruyi auspicious scepter and dragons iconography, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century. White-gray jadeite; relief, engraving, bas-relief. Stem with four-petal rosette, head of the ruyi scepter, clouds. Belt buckle. Height 2.5 cm, width 12.7 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A smooth, elongated carved object lying horizontally on a flat surface, predominantly white with areas of light gray and subtle brownish discoloration; one end features a sculpted animal-like head with rounded protrusions and darker gray shading, while the body displays shallow, swirling carved patterns and slightly darker smudges against the white background, casting a soft shadow on the pale surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_465

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (346.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp ruyi auspicious scepter dragons iconography Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century White-gray jadeite relief engraving bas-relief Stem four-petal rosette head ruyi scepter clouds Belt buckle Height 2.5 cm width 12.7 cm depth 2.3 cm smooth elongated carved object lying horizontally flat surface predominantly white areas light gray subtle brownish discoloration features sculpted animal- rounded protrusions darker gray shading body displays shallow swirling patterns slightly darker smudges white background casting soft shadow pale surface beneath.