Caption

Belt clasp, purchase provenance; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; brown jade with lighter spots; full-plastic carved head; engraved; 18th–19th century; China; motifs: birds, phoenixes, dragons; belt buckle; height 1.6 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm., A small carved object with a smooth curved form resembling a hooked shape, brown in color with slightly lighter and darker brown variations, resting on a white surface with a soft gray gradient background; the object has a rounded end and a hooked end that suggests a beak-like curve, with a few subtle carved lines and a small rounded support piece beneath the middle that casts a soft shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_029

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (615.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp purchase provenance Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 brown jade lighter spots full-plastic carved head engraved 18th–19th century China motifs birds phoenixes dragons belt buckle height 1.6 cm width 7.4 cm depth 1.2 cm small object smooth curved form resembling hooked shape brown color slightly lighter darker brown variations resting white surface soft gray gradient background rounded hooked beak- curve subtle lines support piece beneath middle casts soft shadow.