Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century, China, men's clothing ornament belt buckle, 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. Height 2.65 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 1.9 cm., A small carved object rests on a smooth white surface against a pale gray gradient background; the object has an elongated, curved form with a rounded base support and a curling end, and its surface shows carved ridges, rounded protrusions, and a sculpted head-like shape at one tip. The material appears to be mottled with pale green, creamy white, and darker brownish-black areas, with some smoother polished sections and some slightly rougher textured spots, and a soft shadow falls beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_492

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (445.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 19th century China men's clothing ornament belt buckle Head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth shaft dragon playing flaming pearl shaft carved full plastic Height 2.65 cm width 9.7 cm depth 1.9 cm small carved object rests smooth white surface pale gray gradient background object elongated curved form rounded base support curling surface carved ridges rounded protrusions sculpted head- tip material mottled pale green creamy white darker brownish-black areas smoother polished sections slightly rougher textured spots soft shadow falls beneath .