Légende

Belt clasp, Chinese culture, dragons iconography, lizards zool., Qing 1644–1911. The head is in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth, and the handle features a lizard. Milky-white jadeite, slightly translucent with slight colloid clusters. Carving, engraving; 18th–19th century, China. Belt buckle; height 2.1 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 2.2 cm., A pale, creamy white carved object rests on a smooth surface against a gradient gray background, shaped like a long, sinuous form with rounded ends and subtle raised details suggesting limbs and facial features, casting a soft shadow beneath it; the overall visible colors are creamy white, light gray, and darker gray in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_421

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (292.2Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Belt clasp Chinese culture dragons iconography lizards zool Qing 1644–1911 head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth handle features lizard Milky-white jadeite slightly translucent slight colloid clusters Carving engraving 18th–19th century China Belt buckle height 2.1 cm width 12.8 cm depth 2.2 cm pale creamy white carved object rests smooth surface gradient gray background shaped long sinuous form rounded ends subtle raised details suggesting limbs facial features casting soft shadow beneath visible colors light gray darker gray background.