Caption

Belt clasp., Chinese. Spinach jade. Sculpture, engraving. Qing dynasty 18th–19th century. Scepter head with a bas-relief stylized lizard; shaft with a Taoist emblem of one of the Eight Immortals; ruyi auspicious scepter motif; lizards iconography; Taoism. Belt buckle. Height 2.7 cm; width 12.0 cm; depth 4.5 cm., A dark green carved object rests on a light gray surface against a gradient gray background, showing a curved form with a raised rounded end and a hooked protrusion at one side. The piece has several rounded, coiled decorative elements carved into its top surface and a smooth underside, casting a soft shadow on the surface. The visible colors are dark green, light gray, and darker gray in the background and shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_479

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (329.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Spinach jade Sculpture engraving Qing dynasty 18th–19th century Scepter head bas-relief stylized lizard shaft Taoist emblem Eight Immortals ruyi auspicious scepter motif lizards iconography Taoism Belt buckle Height 2.7 cm width 12.0 cm depth 4.5 cm dark green carved object rests light gray surface gradient gray background showing curved form raised rounded hooked protrusion side piece several rounded coiled decorative elements carved top surface smooth underside casting soft shadow surface visible colors light gray darker gray background shadow.