Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, dragon with pearl, Qing 1644–1911. Head in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth; stem - a dragon playing with a flaming pearl. Dark milky jadeite, translucent with inclusions dirty green. Head and stem carved in full relief. 19th century, China. Belt buckle; height 3.1 cm, width 11.6 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A pale, translucent carved object resting on a smooth surface, shaped like a stylized animal with a rounded head, curled tail, and a sinuous body; the carving shows scalloped ridges along the back, rounded protrusions near the head, and flowing, curved lines suggesting limbs and facial features. The object is primarily milky white with subtle variations of cream and very light greenish tones, and it casts a soft gray shadow on the surface beneath it. The background transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_499

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (325.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography dragon pearl Qing 1644–1911 Head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth stem - dragon playing flaming pearl Dark milky jadeite translucent inclusions dirty green stem carved full relief 19th century China Belt buckle height 3.1 cm width 11.6 cm depth 2.3 cm pale carved object resting smooth surface shaped stylized animal rounded head curled tail sinuous body carving scalloped ridges back rounded protrusions near head flowing curved lines suggesting limbs facial features object primarily milky white subtle variations cream light greenish tones casts soft gray shadow surface beneath background transitions light gray bottom darker gray top.