A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE BELT BUCKLE; AND TWO JADE BELT HOOKS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The buckle carved in high relief and openwork with two sinuous chilong on each side, the hook formed as the head of a chilong, the stone of a pale even tone; one belt hook carved with a small sinuous chilong grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth, the terminal with a dragon head, the other belt hook also terminating at one end as a dragon head and detailed with ruyi motifs
The buckle 5½ in. (13.5 cm.) long; the larger belt hook 5 in. (13 cm.) long (3)
A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE BELT BUCKLE; AND TWO JADE BELT HOOKS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The buckle carved in high relief and openwork with two sinuous chilong on each side, the hook formed as the head of a chilong, the stone of a pale even tone; one belt hook carved with a small sinuous chilong grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth, the terminal with a dragon head, the other belt hook also terminating at one end as a dragon head and detailed with ruyi motifs
The buckle 5½ in. (13.5 cm.) long; the larger belt hook 5 in. (13 cm.) long (3)
.jpg?maxwidth=3840)