Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 18th–19th century. Brown jade with lighter spots, full-plastic carved head, engraved. Subject: birds, phoenixes, dragons iconography. Function: belt buckle. Dimensions: height 1.6 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm., A smooth, elongated object rests on a white surface, with a rounded end resembling a small head and a thicker curved opposite end; the object is primarily brown with lighter tan areas and subtle pale greenish-yellow tones, and faint carved or etched swirling patterns are visible along one side, casting soft gray shadows on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (299.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 18th–19th century Brown jade lighter spots full-plastic carved head engraved Subject birds phoenixes dragons iconography Function belt buckle Dimensions height 1.6 cm width 7.4 cm depth 1.2 cm smooth elongated object rests white surface rounded resembling small head thicker curved opposite object primarily brown lighter tan areas subtle pale greenish-yellow tones faint carved etched swirling patterns visible side casting soft gray shadows surface.