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PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT J. AND MARILYN HAMBURGER COLLECTION
A RETICULATED GILT-BRONZE TWO-PART BELT BUCKLE
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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A RETICULATED GILT-BRONZE TWO-PART BELT BUCKLE
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Each half of the buckle is cast with a coiled dragon contesting a flaming pearl amidst clouds, with one half tapering to a dragon-head hook and the other with an oval aperture. Both are cast on the reverse with two vertical loops and decorated with a cartouche enclosing narcissus sprays.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) long
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Each half of the buckle is cast with a coiled dragon contesting a flaming pearl amidst clouds, with one half tapering to a dragon-head hook and the other with an oval aperture. Both are cast on the reverse with two vertical loops and decorated with a cartouche enclosing narcissus sprays.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) long
Literature
Fang Jing Pei et al., Elegance of the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, 2008, p. 65, no. 208.
Exhibited
Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, Elegance of the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, 1 March-6 June 2008.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist