Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, slightly concave shaft surfaces, spinach jade with black inclusions, full-sculpture carved head, 18th–19th century, China, belt buckle; height 2.2 cm, width 10.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm, A smooth green object with darker speckles rests on a white surface, curving upward at one end into a carved, rounded shape that resembles an abstract animal head; the object has a glossy finish and sits partly on a small circular green support, casting a soft shadow, with background colors transitioning from white near the surface to gray and darker gray toward the top.
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Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, slightly concave shaft surfaces, spinach jade with black inclusions, full-sculpture carved head, 18th–19th century, China, belt buckle; height 2.2 cm, width 10.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm, A smooth green object with darker speckles rests on a white surface, curving upward at one end into a carved, rounded shape that resembles an abstract animal head; the object has a glossy finish and sits partly on a small circular green support, casting a soft shadow, with background colors transitioning from white near the surface to gray and darker gray toward the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 slightly concave shaft surfaces spinach jade black inclusions full-sculpture carved head 18th–19th century China belt buckle height 2.2 cm width 10.8 cm depth 1.7 cm smooth green object darker speckles rests white surface curving upward rounded shape resembles abstract animal head object glossy finish sits partly small circular green support casting soft shadow background colors transitioning white near surface gray darker gray top.

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