Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese. Dragons iconography. Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Clothing; men's clothing; costumes; ornaments; men's ornaments; buckles. Shaft: bas-relief lizard-dragon. Brown chalcedony. Full-relief carved head, engraving; shank: bas-relief. 18th–19th century. China. Belt buckle. Height 3.0 cm; width 12.8 cm; depth 2.8 cm., A carved object made of a warm amber-colored stone rests on a pale surface against a gradient gray background, with a smooth elongated body and sculpted ornamental details at each end resembling curled and flowing organic forms; the stone shows variations of honey, caramel, and lighter creamy tones, with subtle translucent areas and soft shadows cast beneath the piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_033

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (378.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Dragons iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Clothing men's clothing costumes ornaments men's ornaments buckles Shaft bas-relief lizard-dragon Brown chalcedony Full-relief carved head engraving shank bas-relief 18th–19th century China Belt buckle Height 3.0 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.8 cm carved object warm amber-colored stone rests pale surface gradient gray background smooth elongated body sculpted ornamental details resembling curled flowing organic forms variations honey caramel lighter creamy tones subtle translucent areas soft shadows cast beneath piece.