19TH CENTURY

Details

A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK
19TH CENTURY
The belt hook is carved and pierced with a dragon-head terminal and a shaft mounted with a sinuous chilong. The stone is of a pale, even celadon tone.
7 3/8 in. (18.3 cm.) long

Provenance

Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s and 1980s.

Special Notice

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