Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, 18th–19th century, China, spinach jade with black inclusions, slightly concave shaft surfaces, full-sculpture carved head, belt buckle; height 2.2 cm, width 10.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm, A long carved object made of green stone with darker speckles rests on a white surface against a gray gradient background; one end of the object is shaped into a stylized animal head with carved curves and rounded features, the body tapers and arches slightly and is supported near the middle by a circular stone ring, and the overall colors visible are various shades of green, dark green, white, gray, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_481

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (362.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 18th–19th century China spinach jade black inclusions slightly concave shaft surfaces full-sculpture carved head belt buckle height 2.2 cm width 10.8 cm depth 1.7 cm long object green stone darker speckles rests white surface gray gradient background shaped stylized animal head carved curves rounded features body tapers arches slightly supported near middle circular stone ring colors visible various shades green dark green white gray black.