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 smooth green stone object with darker green flecks rests horizontally on a light surface, supported by a small rounded base; one end tapers and curves upward into a carved form resembling an animal head with a defined snout and folded ear, while the opposite end is rounded and slightly flattened, and the overall scene shows shades of green, dark green, light gray, and white.
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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 smooth green stone object with darker green flecks rests horizontally on a light surface, supported by a small rounded base; one end tapers and curves upward into a carved form resembling an animal head with a defined snout and folded ear, while the opposite end is rounded and slightly flattened, and the overall scene shows shades of green, dark green, light gray, and white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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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 smooth green stone object darker green flecks rests horizontally light surface supported small rounded base tapers curves upward carved form resembling animal head defined snout folded ear opposite slightly flattened scene shades green dark green light gray white.

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