Belt clasp, purchase provenance; Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; brown jade with lighter spots; full-plastic carved head, engraved; 18th–19th century; belt buckle; height 1.6 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm; iconography: birds, phoenixes, dragons., A curved, smooth object with an elongated S-like shape rests on a flat surface, appearing to be made of a translucent stone with areas of brown, beige, cream, and pale yellow; the form has a thicker rounded end that curls inward and a tapered end that arches over a small circular base of similar material, casting a soft shadow on the white surface beneath, with a gradient gray background behind.
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Belt clasp, purchase provenance; Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; brown jade with lighter spots; full-plastic carved head, engraved; 18th–19th century; belt buckle; height 1.6 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm; iconography: birds, phoenixes, dragons., A curved, smooth object with an elongated S-like shape rests on a flat surface, appearing to be made of a translucent stone with areas of brown, beige, cream, and pale yellow; the form has a thicker rounded end that curls inward and a tapered end that arches over a small circular base of similar material, casting a soft shadow on the white surface beneath, with a gradient gray background behind.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_026

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Belt clasp purchase provenance Chinese Qing 1644–1911 brown jade lighter spots full-plastic carved head engraved 18th–19th century belt buckle height 1.6 cm width 7.4 cm depth 1.2 cm iconography birds phoenixes dragons curved smooth object elongated S- shape rests flat surface appearing translucent stone areas brown beige cream pale yellow form thicker rounded curls inward tapered arches small circular base material casting soft shadow white surface beneath gradient gray background .

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