Belt clasp, Chinese; dragons iconography; Qing 1644–1911; 19th century; men's clothing ornament — belts. Shaft: two fighting lizard-dragons. Full-sculpture carved head; openwork shank. Materials/technique: carved. Dimensions: height 3.0 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A carved wooden object in dark brown tones shaped like a stylized creature with an elongated curved body, a pronounced open-mouthed head with visible teeth, and intricately carved flowing details along its back and sides, resting on a light neutral surface against a soft gradient background of pale gray to muted bluish-gray.
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Belt clasp, Chinese; dragons iconography; Qing 1644–1911; 19th century; men's clothing ornament — belts. Shaft: two fighting lizard-dragons. Full-sculpture carved head; openwork shank. Materials/technique: carved. Dimensions: height 3.0 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A carved wooden object in dark brown tones shaped like a stylized creature with an elongated curved body, a pronounced open-mouthed head with visible teeth, and intricately carved flowing details along its back and sides, resting on a light neutral surface against a soft gradient background of pale gray to muted bluish-gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 19th century men's clothing ornament belts Shaft two fighting lizard-dragons Full-sculpture carved head openwork shank Materials technique Dimensions height 3.0 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.8 cm carved wooden object dark brown tones shaped stylized creature elongated curved body pronounced open-mouthed head visible teeth intricately flowing details back sides resting light neutral surface soft gradient background pale gray muted bluish-gray.

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