Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th–18th century. Gray-beige jadeite with chalcedony inclusions. Full-sculpture head; shaft: bas-relief, engraving. Subject: cicadas and dragons. Belt buckle; height 1.8 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 1.1 cm., A small curved carved object lying horizontally on a smooth white surface, appearing to be made of a polished stone with a gradient of colors from pale cream and light yellow on one end to warm brown and darker brown on the other, with a round disk-shaped support beneath its center, soft shadows beneath the object, and a neutral gray to white gradient background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_021

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (338.1Kb) / 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 Subject cicadas dragons Belt buckle height 1.8 cm width 9.2 cm depth 1.1 cm small curved carved object lying horizontally smooth white surface appearing polished stone gradient colors pale cream light yellow warm brown darker brown round disk-shaped support beneath center soft shadows beneath object neutral gray white gradient background.