TWO JADE-INSET GILT-COPPER BELT BUCKLES
TWO JADE-INSET GILT-COPPER BELT BUCKLES

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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TWO JADE-INSET GILT-COPPER BELT BUCKLES
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
One is in two parts, each half inlaid with a pale greyish-green jade plaque of a recumbent mythical beast. One half has a dragon-head hook, the other a loop, and each has two strap-like loops that span the back. The other, of ruyi-shape, is inlaid with an opaque white jade plaque of a boy seated on the back of a large goose. The back is in two sections, each with a strap-like loop, one section sliding behind the other which is cast in openwork.
5 1/8 and 2 5/8 in. (13 and 6.5 cm.) wide

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