Lot Essay
A similarly carved two-part jadeite belt-buckle dated to the Late Qing dynasty was sold at Christie’s New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Part I & II, 18.-19. September 2014, lot 1303.
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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR (LOTS 72-78)
AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE BELT-BUCKLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Details
AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE BELT-BUCKLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The upper sections are skillfully carved in openwork to depict coiled chilongs amongst lingzhi sprays, one half with a dragon-head hook, the other with a loop. The stone is of an emerald-green tone with some paler emerald inclusions.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The upper sections are skillfully carved in openwork to depict coiled chilongs amongst lingzhi sprays, one half with a dragon-head hook, the other with a loop. The stone is of an emerald-green tone with some paler emerald inclusions.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
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