Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, clothing, belts, 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 smooth, curved carved object in a warm honey-brown color sits on a neutral pale-gray surface against a gradient gray background, showing a stylized animal head at one end with rounded features and a flowing, sinuous body that arches and tapers toward the other end; the carving has subtle variations in brown tones, a soft polished sheen, and casts a soft shadow on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (371.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 clothing belts 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 smooth curved object warm honey-brown color sits neutral pale-gray surface gradient gray background showing stylized animal head rounded features flowing sinuous body arches tapers carving subtle variations brown tones soft polished sheen casts soft shadow surface.