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 greenish-white carved stone object in the shape of a stylized animal with a long curved body and a carved head rests on a light surface, casting a soft shadow; the object shows smooth rounded forms, textured ridges along its back, a curled tail with a small hole, and subtle variations of creamy, off-white, and translucent green tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_002

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (324.2Kb) / 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 greenish-white carved stone object stylized animal long curved body carved head rests light surface casting soft shadow object smooth rounded forms textured ridges back curled tail small hole subtle variations creamy off-white translucent green tones.