Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, lizards zool., ruyi auspicious scepter iconographic, Immortals iconographic, Taoism, Qing 1644–1911. Scepter head with a bas-relief stylized lizard, shaft with a Taoist emblem of one of the Eight Immortals. Spinach jade. Sculpture, engraving, 18th–19th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.7 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A carved dark green object rests on a pale gray surface with a gradient gray background; the object has a flat base that curves upward into a hooked end topped with a rounded floral carving, and a series of raised rounded motifs along its top surface; the carving casts a soft shadow on the surface and the visible colors are dark green, pale gray, and shades of gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_476

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (358.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese lizards zool ruyi auspicious scepter iconographic Immortals iconographic Taoism Qing 1644–1911 Scepter head bas-relief stylized lizard shaft Taoist emblem Eight Immortals Spinach jade Sculpture engraving 18th–19th century China Belt buckle height 2.7 cm width 12.0 cm depth 4.5 cm carved dark green object rests pale gray surface gradient gray background flat base curves upward hooked topped rounded floral carving series raised rounded motifs top surface carving casts soft shadow surface visible colors dark green pale gray shades gray background.