Sale 2267
New York
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18 March 2009
Price realised
USD 5,000
Estimate
THREE JADE TWO-PART BELT FITTINGS 18TH CENTURY One of pale mottled grey tone, one of pale grey tone with slight beige tinge, and one of even white tone; each well carved in openwork with a writhing chilong with long incised mane grasping either a leafy spray or a lingzhi sprig its jaws, one half with dragon-head hook, the other half with accomodating oval aperture 3 1/8 to 4 1/8 in. (7.9 to 10.4 cm.) long (3)
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