Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, dragon with pearl, Qing 1644–1911. Head in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth; stem a dragon playing with a flaming pearl. Dark milky jadeite, translucent with inclusions dirty green. Head and stem carved in full relief. 19th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 3.1 cm; width 11.6 cm; depth 2.3 cm., A pale, smooth carved object resembling a stylized animal form rests on a flat surface, showing a curved body with a rounded head at one end and a tapered tail at the other; the carving has sinuous contours, a raised ridge along the back with scalloped detailing, rounded protrusions and curving open spaces within the body, and a separate rounded piece beneath it providing slight elevation; the visible colors are shades of off-white, pale cream, and very light gray, set against a background that transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray toward the top.
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Belt clasp, Chinese, dragons iconography, dragon with pearl, Qing 1644–1911. Head in the shape of a two-horned dragon's head with an open mouth; stem a dragon playing with a flaming pearl. Dark milky jadeite, translucent with inclusions dirty green. Head and stem carved in full relief. 19th century, China. Belt buckle. Height 3.1 cm; width 11.6 cm; depth 2.3 cm., A pale, smooth carved object resembling a stylized animal form rests on a flat surface, showing a curved body with a rounded head at one end and a tapered tail at the other; the carving has sinuous contours, a raised ridge along the back with scalloped detailing, rounded protrusions and curving open spaces within the body, and a separate rounded piece beneath it providing slight elevation; the visible colors are shades of off-white, pale cream, and very light gray, set against a background that transitions from light gray at the bottom to darker gray toward the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_001

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (320.0Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Belt clasp Chinese dragons iconography dragon pearl Qing 1644–1911 Head shape two-horned dragon's head open mouth stem dragon playing flaming pearl Dark milky jadeite translucent inclusions dirty green stem carved full relief 19th century China Belt buckle Height 3.1 cm width 11.6 cm depth 2.3 cm pale smooth carved object resembling stylized animal form rests flat surface showing curved body rounded head tapered tail carving sinuous contours raised ridge back scalloped detailing rounded protrusions curving open spaces within body separate rounded piece beneath providing slight elevation visible colors shades off-white pale cream light gray set background transitions bottom darker gray top.

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