Caption

Belt clasp, purchase provenance; Chinese; Chinese art; 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 stone object in shades of pale green, light yellow, and muted brown sits on a white surface against a gradient gray background; the object has a sinuous, flowing form with a curled end resembling a stylized head with carved ridges and rounded protrusions along its back, a hollowed opening on one side, and a smooth underside that rests on a small rounded base, casting a soft shadow on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_494

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (385.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp purchase provenance Chinese Chinese art 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 stone object shades pale green light yellow muted brown sits white surface gradient gray background object sinuous flowing form curled resembling stylized head carved ridges rounded protrusions back hollowed opening side smooth underside rests small rounded base casting soft shadow surface.