Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, clothing, belts, men's clothing, costumes, ornaments, men's ornaments, buckles; Head in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth; shaft — a dragon playing with a flaming pearl. Head and shaft carved in full plastic. 19th century, China; belt buckle; height 2.65 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 1.9 cm., A carved object resembling a curved dragon-like creature rests on a smooth surface, showing a mix of pale green, off-white, and darker brown areas in its stone material; the piece has a rounded base beneath its midsection and detailed carved features including a curled tail and a stylized head with an open mouth, while soft shadows fall to one side against a neutral, gradient background ranging from light gray to darker gray at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_491

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (499.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 clothing belts men's clothing costumes ornaments men's ornaments buckles Head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth shaft dragon playing flaming pearl shaft carved full plastic 19th century China belt buckle height 2.65 cm width 9.7 cm depth 1.9 cm carved object resembling curved dragon- creature rests smooth surface showing mix pale green off-white darker brown areas stone material piece rounded base beneath midsection detailed carved features curled tail stylized head soft shadows fall side neutral gradient background ranging light gray darker gray top.