Caption

Belt clasp, Ruyi auspicious scepter motif with dragons; stem with four-petal rosette, head of the ruyi scepter, clouds. White-gray jadeite, relief engraving bas-relief. Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 2.5 cm, width 12.7 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A curved, smooth object resembling carved stone with a pale white color and areas of brownish discoloration rests on a flat surface; the object has subtle engraved swirling patterns along its length and a rounded, slightly bulbous end that appears sculpted into a floral or petal-like form, and the scene has a neutral gray-to-white gradient background with soft shadows beneath the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_469

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (321.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Ruyi auspicious scepter motif dragons stem four-petal rosette head ruyi scepter clouds White-gray jadeite relief engraving bas-relief Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century China Belt buckle Height 2.5 cm width 12.7 cm depth 2.3 cm curved smooth object resembling carved stone pale white color areas brownish discoloration rests flat surface object subtle engraved swirling patterns length rounded slightly bulbous sculpted floral petal- form scene neutral gray- -white gradient background soft shadows beneath object.