Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th–18th century. Gray-beige jadeite with chalcedony inclusions. Full-sculpture head; shaft: bas-relief, engraving. Decorated with cicadas and dragons iconography. Belt buckle, height 1.8 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 1.1 cm., A smooth, curved carved object resting on a flat surface, with a gradient background from gray at the top to white near the bottom. The carving has a pale greenish-white section blending into a darker brown section, with a small yellowish accent near one end. The piece casts a soft shadow on the white surface and has rounded, organic contours resembling a flowing, elongated shape.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_024

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (312.3Kb) / 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 Decorated cicadas dragons iconography Belt buckle height 1.8 cm width 9.2 cm depth 1.1 cm smooth curved carved object resting flat surface gradient background gray top white near bottom carving pale greenish-white section blending darker brown section small yellowish accent near piece casts soft shadow white surface rounded organic contours resembling flowing elongated shape.