Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century. Materials: brown chalcedony. Description: shaft with bas-relief lizard-dragon; full-relief carved head with engraving; shank with bas-relief. Function: men's clothing ornament, belt buckle. Dimensions: height 3.0 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 2.8 cm. Iconography: dragons., A smooth carved object in a warm amber color rests on a pale surface against a neutral gray background, featuring a curved elongated body with a stylized animal head at one end and a raised decorative element along its length, with soft shadows beneath and subtle variations of darker and lighter amber tones across its polished surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_037

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (697.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century Materials brown chalcedony Description shaft bas-relief lizard-dragon full-relief carved head engraving shank bas-relief Function men's clothing ornament belt buckle Dimensions height 3.0 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.8 cm Iconography dragons smooth object warm amber color rests pale surface neutral gray background featuring curved elongated body stylized animal head raised decorative element length soft shadows beneath subtle variations darker lighter amber tones across polished surface.