Caption

Belt clasp, Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; 17th–19th century. Materials and form: shaft: lizard-dragon chilong in rock crystal with inclusions; full-plastic carved head; shank with deep relief, openwork, and engraving. Function: belt buckle for men's clothing/ornaments. Dimensions: height 2.0 cm, width 9.8 cm, depth 2.0 cm. Iconography: dragons, lizards., A clear, translucent object rests on a smooth light-gray surface against a gradient gray background, showing a curved elongated base with a sculpted, sculptural end that resembles flowing shapes; the object casts a soft shadow and displays highlights and reflections in shades of white, clear, and pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_102

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (780.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th–19th century Materials form shaft lizard-dragon chilong rock crystal inclusions full-plastic carved head shank deep relief openwork engraving Function belt buckle men's clothing ornaments Dimensions height 2.0 cm width 9.8 cm depth 2.0 cm Iconography dragons lizards clear translucent object rests smooth light-gray surface gradient gray background showing curved elongated base sculpted sculptural resembles flowing shapes object casts soft shadow displays highlights reflections shades white pale gray.