Caption

Belt clasp;, Chinese; dragons iconography; Qing 1644–1911; Bas-relief handle with a projection at the bottom — lizard-dragon chilong; head carved in full plastic. Jadeite with chalcedony inclusions. 17th–19th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.1 cm, width 10.6 cm, depth 1.8 cm., The image shows a long, smooth carved object lying on a flat surface, with a rounded end and an opposite end carved into a stylized head-like shape; the object has flowing carved patterns along its length and sits casting a soft shadow on the surface beneath it, and the visible colors include shades of beige, cream, light brown, and hints of pale yellow against a background gradient of gray to white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_016

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (365.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 Bas-relief handle projection bottom lizard-dragon chilong head carved full plastic Jadeite chalcedony inclusions 17th–19th century China Belt buckle height 2.1 cm width 10.6 cm depth 1.8 cm image long smooth carved object lying flat surface rounded opposite stylized head- shape object flowing patterns length sits casting soft shadow surface beneath visible colors include shades beige cream light brown hints pale yellow background gradient gray white.