Caption

Belt clasp;, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Material not specified. Head in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth; shaft carved as a dragon playing with a flaming pearl. Head and shaft carved in full plastic. Function: belt buckle for men's clothing/ornament. Iconography: dragons, dragon with pearl. Dimensions: height 2.65 cm; width 9.7 cm; depth 1.9 cm., A carved object rests on a flat surface, appearing to be made of a smooth, translucent material in shades of pale green, olive, and hints of brown, with variations and darker veins. The object has a curved, elongated form with rounded ends and a low, raised central area; one end features a carved motif that resembles a stylized animal head with curved, layered shapes, while the body shows a row of rounded protrusions and subtle carved lines. The surface catches soft light, creating gentle highlights and shadows, and there is a diffuse gray-to-white background behind the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_490

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (403.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Material specified Head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth shaft carved dragon playing flaming pearl full plastic Function belt buckle men's clothing ornament Iconography dragons dragon pearl Dimensions height 2.65 cm width 9.7 cm depth 1.9 cm carved object rests flat surface appearing smooth translucent material shades pale green olive hints brown variations darker veins curved elongated form rounded ends low raised central area features carved motif resembles stylized animal head layered shapes body row rounded protrusions subtle lines surface catches soft light creating gentle highlights shadows diffuse gray- -white background object.