Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese; Qing 1644–1911. Rock crystal with inclusions; full-plastic carved head; shank: deep relief, openwork, engraving. Shaft: lizard-dragon chilong. Dragons iconography; lizards zool.. Function: belt buckle for men's clothing/ornaments, costumes. 17th–19th century. Dimensions: height 2.0 cm, width 9.8 cm, depth 2.0 cm., A clear, transparent carved object rests on a smooth, light gray surface with a gradient gray background; the object has curved, elongated forms with flowing, leaf-like and rounded ornamental shapes, showing glossy reflections and soft shadows beneath it, and the visible colors are clear/transparent, gray, and white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_101

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (758.1Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Rock crystal inclusions full-plastic carved head shank deep relief openwork engraving Shaft lizard-dragon chilong Dragons iconography lizards zool. Function belt buckle men's clothing ornaments costumes 17th–19th century Dimensions height 2.0 cm width 9.8 cm depth 2.0 cm clear transparent object rests smooth light gray surface gradient gray background object curved elongated forms flowing leaf- rounded ornamental shapes showing glossy reflections soft shadows beneath visible colors gray white.