Légende

Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, men's clothing/belts/ornaments, smooth handle. Green-gray jadeite, semi-transparent with slight colloid clusters. Fully carved in-the-round head. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle; H 2.0 cm, W 9.1 cm, D 1.7 cm., A smooth, curved object made of translucent green and pale blue stone rests on a neutral surface, forming an elongated S-shape with one end carved into a rounded, stylized animal head and the other tapering to a gently rounded point; the stone shows subtle variations in color from deeper green to lighter blue-gray with faint cloudy areas and a small patch of warmer discoloration, and a small circular stone support is visible beneath the midsection, casting a soft shadow on the surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_394

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (318.4Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 men's clothing belts ornaments smooth handle Green-gray jadeite semi-transparent slight colloid clusters Fully carved in- -round head 17th–18th century China Belt buckle H 2.0 cm W 9.1 cm D 1.7 cm smooth curved object translucent green pale blue stone rests neutral surface forming elongated S-shape rounded stylized animal head tapering gently point stone subtle variations color deeper green lighter blue-gray faint cloudy areas small patch warmer discoloration small circular stone support visible beneath midsection casting soft shadow surface.