Caption

Belt clasp, maker, Chinese; 19th century Qing, 1644–1911. Materials and technique: full-sculpture carved head with openwork shank. Subject/iconography: two fighting lizard-dragons on the shaft. Function: men's clothing ornament belt clasp. Dimensions: height 3.0 cm; width 12.8 cm; depth 2.8 cm., A small carved wooden object in brown tones sits on a light gray surface against a pale gray background; the carving features a stylized animal head with an open mouth at one end and a curled tail or body with carved feather or scale-like textures along its length, showing a few raised ridges and carved details, with visible wood grain and darker brown variations across the surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_106

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Rights managed

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73.7Mb (744.5Kb) / 16.9in x 16.9in / 5074 x 5074 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp maker Chinese 19th century Qing 1644–1911 Materials technique full-sculpture carved head openwork shank Subject iconography two fighting lizard-dragons shaft Function men's clothing ornament belt clasp Dimensions height 3.0 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.8 cm small wooden object brown tones sits light gray surface pale gray background carving features stylized animal head open mouth curled tail body carved feather scale- textures length showing raised ridges carved details visible wood grain darker brown variations across surface.