Lot Essay
Cf. this type of belt hook and buckle set from the Yuan Dynasty, in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, Vol. 5, no. 170.
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AN UNUSUAL WHITE AND BROWN JADE DRAGON BELT HOOK AND BUCKLE
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The belt hook is finely carved with a dragon head as the hook facing a smaller chilong striding along the arched shaft, the reverse carved with an angular loop suspending an openwork coiled chilong pendant, the buckle intricately carved in reticulation with a similar chilong, the loop formed by its sinuous body coiled upon itself, the cream-coloured stone with areas of russet inclusions
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) across, stand, box
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The belt hook is finely carved with a dragon head as the hook facing a smaller chilong striding along the arched shaft, the reverse carved with an angular loop suspending an openwork coiled chilong pendant, the buckle intricately carved in reticulation with a similar chilong, the loop formed by its sinuous body coiled upon itself, the cream-coloured stone with areas of russet inclusions
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) across, stand, box