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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
TWO WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOKS
18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
Details
TWO WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOKS
18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
Comprising two belt hooks of similar size, each is carved and undercut with a horned dragon which forms the hook, and a chilong striding on the arched shaft grasping a branch of lingzhi in its mouth. The manes are decorated with finely incised detail. The stones are both of an even pale tone.
The larger, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long
18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
Comprising two belt hooks of similar size, each is carved and undercut with a horned dragon which forms the hook, and a chilong striding on the arched shaft grasping a branch of lingzhi in its mouth. The manes are decorated with finely incised detail. The stones are both of an even pale tone.
The larger, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long
Provenance
Property from a private collection.
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