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, smooth carved object resembling an elongated creature rests on a light surface; the carving is off-white to creamy with subtle translucent areas and a slightly glossy finish, featuring rounded forms including a bulbous head, curved body with scalloped ridges along its back, and a curled tail with a hole near its tip; the piece casts a soft gray shadow beneath and to one side, and the background transitions from pale gray near the surface to darker gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_500

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (329.2Kb) / 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 smooth carved object resembling elongated creature rests light surface carving off-white creamy subtle translucent areas slightly glossy finish featuring rounded forms bulbous head curved body scalloped ridges back curled tail hole near tip piece casts soft gray shadow beneath side background transitions pale gray near surface darker gray top.