Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th–19th century. Jadeite with traces of chalcedony. Handle flattened on the sides, decorated with a lizard-dragon motif; head carved in full plastic, convex relief. Belt buckle; height 2.3 cm, width 8.4 cm, depth 1.8 cm., A small carved object resembling an animal with a curved neck and head at one end and a rounded body at the other, shown resting on a flat surface; the material appears smooth and slightly translucent with a pale green color and areas of brownish discoloration; the background transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray toward the top, and a soft shadow appears beneath and to the side of the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_488

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (669.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th–19th century Jadeite traces chalcedony Handle flattened sides decorated lizard-dragon motif head carved full plastic convex relief Belt buckle height 2.3 cm width 8.4 cm depth 1.8 cm small carved object resembling animal curved neck head rounded body shown resting flat surface material smooth slightly translucent pale green color areas brownish discoloration background transitions light gray bottom darker gray top soft shadow beneath side object.