Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th–18th century. Gray-beige jadeite with chalcedony inclusions. Full-sculpture head; shaft: bas-relief, engraving. Motifs: cicadas, dragons. Belt buckle; height 1.8 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 1.1 cm., A small curved object rests on a smooth surface, showing a gradual color transition from light cream to pale gray to muted brown. The object appears to be composed of two connected segments with rounded ends and smooth, slightly translucent surfaces; one segment is lighter cream and the other is a darker brown-gray. There are subtle carved contours and gentle ridges along the lighter segment, and the darker segment shows smoother, more matte texture. The background is a soft gradient from pale gray at the bottom to a darker gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_020

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (618.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th–18th century Gray-beige jadeite chalcedony inclusions Full-sculpture head shaft bas-relief engraving Motifs cicadas dragons Belt buckle height 1.8 cm width 9.2 cm depth 1.1 cm small curved object rests smooth surface showing gradual color transition light cream pale gray muted brown object composed two connected segments rounded ends smooth slightly translucent surfaces segment lighter cream darker brown-gray subtle carved contours gentle ridges lighter segment darker segment smoother matte texture background soft gradient bottom darker gray top.