Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, Shaft: stylized clouds, lion head fo. Underside button decorated with engraving: waves, clouds. Jadeite with darker spots. Engraving; head carved in full plastic. 17th–19th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 2.2 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 1.7 cm., A smooth, curved object carved from a pale, creamy stone with a warm beige tone sits on a flat surface, supported by a short round pedestal of the same material; the piece has a sinuous, elongated form with one end curled upward into a stylized head shape and the other end tapered and slightly rounded, both ends and the main body engraved with flowing, decorative spiral motifs; the surface shows subtle variations in beige and off-white, and the object casts a soft gray shadow on the white-to-gray gradient background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_013

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (705.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 Shaft stylized clouds lion head fo Underside button decorated engraving waves Jadeite darker spots Engraving head carved full plastic 17th–19th century China Belt buckle Height 2.2 cm width 9.0 cm depth 1.7 cm smooth curved object carved pale creamy stone warm beige tone sits flat surface supported short round pedestal material piece sinuous elongated form curled upward stylized head shape tapered slightly rounded ends main body engraved flowing decorative spiral motifs surface subtle variations off-white object casts soft gray shadow white- -gray gradient background.