Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; 18th–19th century. Materials and technique: brown chalcedony; shaft with bas-relief lizard-dragon, full-relief carved head, engraving; shank bas-relief. Subject/iconography: dragons; function: belt buckle for men's clothing/costume; men's ornament. Dimensions: height 3.0 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A smooth carved object in shades of warm brown and amber rests on a light gray surface against a gradient gray background; the piece has a curved, elongated form with a stylized animal head at one end and a raised decorative element along its top, casting a soft shadow to its left.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_034

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (714.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 18th–19th century Materials technique brown chalcedony shaft bas-relief lizard-dragon full-relief carved head engraving shank bas-relief Subject iconography dragons function belt buckle men's clothing costume men's ornament Dimensions height 3.0 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.8 cm smooth object shades warm brown amber rests light gray surface gradient gray background piece curved elongated form stylized animal head raised decorative element top casting soft shadow left.