A PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK
18TH CENTURY
Carved with a qilin-head terminal, confronting a sinuous chilong holding a lingzhi branch in its mouth and clambering up the shaft, the underside with a stud for attachment incised with stylised characters, the stone of an even pale tone
5½ in. (14 cm.) long
A PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK
18TH CENTURY
Carved with a qilin-head terminal, confronting a sinuous chilong holding a lingzhi branch in its mouth and clambering up the shaft, the underside with a stud for attachment incised with stylised characters, the stone of an even pale tone
5½ in. (14 cm.) long
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