A RED JADEITE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK AND A WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK Qing Dynasty (2)
A RED JADEITE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK AND A WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK
Qing Dynasty
The jadeite hook with a large dragon-head terminal and clambering chilong to the curved shaft, the carved dragon details utilising the red part of the stone; the white jade hook similarly formed, the clambering chilong grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth, the pale stone of even whitish hue.
10.5cm (4 1/8in) and 12cm (4 3/4in) long. (2).
Footnotes:
清 紅翡翠螭龍紋帶鉤及白玉螭龍紋帶鉤
Provenance: A private collection, Norway, acquired while working at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing in the 1960s-1970s, and thence by descent
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A RED JADEITE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK AND A WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK
Qing Dynasty
The jadeite hook with a large dragon-head terminal and clambering chilong to the curved shaft, the carved dragon details utilising the red part of the stone; the white jade hook similarly formed, the clambering chilong grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth, the pale stone of even whitish hue.
10.5cm (4 1/8in) and 12cm (4 3/4in) long. (2).
Footnotes:
清 紅翡翠螭龍紋帶鉤及白玉螭龍紋帶鉤
Provenance: A private collection, Norway, acquired while working at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing in the 1960s-1970s, and thence by descent
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
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