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A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BELT BUCKLE
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The oval plaque finely carved in varying levels of relief with a sinuous scaly dragon writhing in and out of turbulent waves, the creamy white stone mounted on a gilt-bronze holder fitted on the underside with a rectangular slide
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The oval plaque finely carved in varying levels of relief with a sinuous scaly dragon writhing in and out of turbulent waves, the creamy white stone mounted on a gilt-bronze holder fitted on the underside with a rectangular slide
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's London, 11 December 1989, lot 336
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 56
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004