Belt clasp., Chinese, 19th century. Shaft: stylized lizard-dragon, bats on the underside. Navy blue overglaze enamel paint on colored porcelain. Function: belt buckle. Dimensions: height 3.1 cm, width 9.3 cm, depth 2.65 cm., A small curved ceramic object shaped like an animal with a curled neck and head, resting on a flat reflective surface, is shown against a plain gray background; the object is primarily white with areas of deep blue forming a stylized pattern on its back and blue detailing on the head and neck, and its reflection in the surface mirrors the white and blue colors.
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Belt clasp., Chinese, 19th century. Shaft: stylized lizard-dragon, bats on the underside. Navy blue overglaze enamel paint on colored porcelain. Function: belt buckle. Dimensions: height 3.1 cm, width 9.3 cm, depth 2.65 cm., A small curved ceramic object shaped like an animal with a curled neck and head, resting on a flat reflective surface, is shown against a plain gray background; the object is primarily white with areas of deep blue forming a stylized pattern on its back and blue detailing on the head and neck, and its reflection in the surface mirrors the white and blue colors.

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Belt clasp Chinese 19th century Shaft stylized lizard-dragon bats underside Navy blue overglaze enamel paint colored porcelain Function belt buckle Dimensions height 3.1 cm width 9.3 cm depth 2.65 cm small curved ceramic object shaped animal curled neck head resting flat reflective surface shown plain gray background primarily white areas deep blue forming stylized pattern back blue detailing neck reflection surface mirrors white blue colors.

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