Légende

Belt clasp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th–19th century. Jadeite with traces of chalcedony. Handle flattened on the sides, decorated with a lizard-dragon motif; head carved in full plastic, convex relief. Belt buckle. Height 2.3 cm; width 8.4 cm; depth 1.8 cm., A smooth carved object resembling a curved, elongated form with sculpted animal-like heads at each end, resting on a flat surface; its material appears jade-like with pale creamy white as the dominant color and areas of brownish and rust-colored patches; soft shadows fall beneath and to the left of the object; the background transitions from pale light gray near the surface to a darker gray toward the top.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_486

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (375.9Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Belt clasp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th–19th century Jadeite traces chalcedony Handle flattened sides decorated lizard-dragon motif head carved full plastic convex relief Belt buckle Height 2.3 cm width 8.4 cm depth 1.8 cm smooth carved object resembling curved elongated form sculpted animal- heads resting flat surface material jade- pale creamy white dominant color areas brownish rust-colored patches soft shadows fall beneath left object background transitions pale light gray near surface darker gray top.