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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. LEONARD AND MRS. ANN MARSAK
A BLACK AND BROWNISH-WHITE JADE BELT FITTING
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Details
A BLACK AND BROWNISH-WHITE JADE BELT FITTING
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The fitting is in the shape of a sword slide with curved ends. The front is well carved and undercut through the 'black' area of the stone with a chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its jaws, while on the reverse there is a rectangular slide pierced with holes for attachment, and a small animal-head hook. The whitish area of the stone has fine brown veining throughout.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The fitting is in the shape of a sword slide with curved ends. The front is well carved and undercut through the 'black' area of the stone with a chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its jaws, while on the reverse there is a rectangular slide pierced with holes for attachment, and a small animal-head hook. The whitish area of the stone has fine brown veining throughout.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Clarence Hansen Collection, California.
Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, 1989.
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Ann Marsak Collection.
Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, 1989.
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Ann Marsak Collection.
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