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PROPERTY FROM THE QUEK KIOK LEE COLLECTION
TWO WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOKS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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TWO WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOKS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Each hook is carved and pierced with a sinuous chilong crawling along the shaft towards the dragon-head terminal, the underside with a circular stud for attachment. One is in slender form with an even milky-white tone, the other with some cloudy white mottling and natural veins.
Larger: 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Each hook is carved and pierced with a sinuous chilong crawling along the shaft towards the dragon-head terminal, the underside with a circular stud for attachment. One is in slender form with an even milky-white tone, the other with some cloudy white mottling and natural veins.
Larger: 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide
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