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; H 2.2 cm, W 9.0 cm, D 1.7 cm., The image shows a smooth, curved object resembling a hooked form resting on a flat surface, with a small rounded support beneath its middle; the object is a pale beige color with subtle carved swirling patterns visible across its surface and a slightly darker beige shadow beneath it, set against a background that transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_014

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (663.7Kb) / 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 H 2.2 cm W 9.0 cm D 1.7 cm image smooth curved object resembling hooked form resting flat surface small rounded support beneath middle pale beige color subtle carved swirling patterns visible across surface slightly darker beige shadow beneath set background transitions light gray bottom darker gray top.