Caption

Belt clasp, Ruyi auspicious scepter motif with dragons; Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Stem with four-petal rosette, head of the ruyi scepter, clouds. White-gray jadeite, relief/engraving/bas-relief. 18th–19th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.5 cm, width 12.7 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A pale, off-white carved object rests horizontally on a light surface, featuring a curved, elongated body with a raised, sculpted end that resembles layered, rounded shapes. The surface of the object shows shallow, flowing carved patterns and subtle variations in the off-white color, with smoother, slightly glossy areas and faint shadowing underneath that creates a soft gray shadow on the surface. The background transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray toward the top, and overall colors visible are off-white, light gray, darker gray, and soft shadowed tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_466

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (317.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Ruyi auspicious scepter motif dragons Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Stem four-petal rosette head ruyi scepter clouds White-gray jadeite relief engraving bas-relief 18th–19th century China Belt buckle height 2.5 cm width 12.7 cm depth 2.3 cm pale off-white carved object rests horizontally light surface featuring curved elongated body raised sculpted resembles layered rounded shapes surface object shallow flowing patterns subtle variations off-white color smoother slightly glossy areas faint shadowing underneath creates soft gray shadow background transitions light gray bottom darker gray top colors visible soft shadowed tones.