Caption

Belt clasp, purchased provenance; lizards zoological motif, belt clasps, Chinese, Chinese art; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, dragon iconography; 19th century, China; belt buckle; height 6.5 cm, width 1.8 cm., A carved stone object rests on a plain surface, showing a smooth, pale base color with patches of warm orange-brown staining. The object has flowing, rounded forms with several curved, scroll-like elements and a thicker cylindrical central section. One end appears to feature a rounded, bulging form with carved protrusions, while the other end tapers into a more elongated curved shape. The surface shows subtle translucency and polished highlights, casting a soft shadow beneath. The visible colors are pale off-white, creamy beige, and orange-brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_221

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (351.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Belt clasp purchased provenance lizards zoological motif belt clasps Chinese Chinese art Qing dynasty 1644–1911 dragon iconography 19th century China belt buckle height 6.5 cm width 1.8 cm carved stone object rests plain surface showing smooth pale base color patches warm orange-brown staining object flowing rounded forms several curved scroll- elements thicker cylindrical central section feature rounded bulging form carved protrusions tapers elongated curved shape surface subtle translucency polished highlights casting soft shadow beneath visible colors pale off-white creamy beige orange-brown.