Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, 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., A small carved object made of a smooth pale stone in shades of cream, beige, and light brown rests horizontally on a white surface with a soft gray gradient background; the carving has a gently curved elongated body with rounded ends and a raised rounded support underneath, and one end is carved into a stylized head with subtle facial features while the upper surface shows low-relief ornamental shapes and slight variations in color and translucency.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_018

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (376.1Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art 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 small carved object smooth pale stone shades cream beige light brown rests horizontally white surface soft gray gradient background carving gently curved elongated body rounded ends raised rounded support underneath stylized head subtle facial features upper surface low-relief ornamental shapes slight variations color translucency.