Légende

Belt clasp, Chinese, Chinese art, cicadas, lizards zool., Qing 1644–1911. Stem: stylized cicada with a geometric meander motif. Milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent visible clusters of colloids. Head carved in full relief, flat relief. 17th–18th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 1.8 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 2.1 cm., A smooth pale white carved object resembling an elongated animal form rests on a light surface, with a curved tail or neck ending in a rounded head at one end and a domed, patterned shell or back at the other; the carving shows shallow raised geometric and circular motifs, smooth rounded contours, and casts a soft gray shadow on the surface beneath. The visible colors are white, pale off-white, light gray, and darker gray in the background gradient.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_403

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (262.3Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Belt clasp Chinese Chinese art cicadas lizards zool Qing 1644–1911 Stem stylized cicada geometric meander motif Milky-white jadeite slightly translucent visible clusters colloids Head carved full relief flat relief 17th–18th century China Belt buckle Height 1.8 cm width 8.0 cm depth 2.1 cm smooth pale white carved object resembling elongated animal form rests light surface curved tail neck ending rounded head domed patterned shell back carving shallow raised geometric circular motifs smooth rounded contours casts soft gray shadow surface beneath visible colors white pale off-white light gray darker gray background gradient.