Belt clasp., Chinese; Qing dynasty 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. Belt buckle; height 2.1 cm, width 10.6 cm, depth 1.8 cm. Dragons iconography., A smooth, carved object in pale beige and light brown tones rests on a white surface with a soft shadow beneath; it has a long, curved form with a rounded, raised section near one end and a sculpted head-like shape at the other end, showing subtle carved contours and shallow relief details; the background is a gradient from white at the bottom to gray at the top.
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Belt clasp., Chinese; Qing dynasty 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. Belt buckle; height 2.1 cm, width 10.6 cm, depth 1.8 cm. Dragons iconography., A smooth, carved object in pale beige and light brown tones rests on a white surface with a soft shadow beneath; it has a long, curved form with a rounded, raised section near one end and a sculpted head-like shape at the other end, showing subtle carved contours and shallow relief details; the background is a gradient from white at the bottom to gray at the top.

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Belt clasp Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Bas-relief handle projection bottom lizard-dragon chilong head carved full plastic Jadeite chalcedony inclusions 17th–19th century Belt buckle height 2.1 cm width 10.6 cm depth 1.8 cm Dragons iconography smooth carved object pale beige light brown tones rests white surface soft shadow beneath long curved form rounded raised section near sculpted head- shape showing subtle carved contours shallow relief details background gradient white gray top.

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