A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BELTHOOK, QIANLONG PERIOD

A LARGE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BELTHOOK, QIANLONG PERIOD
China, 1735-1796. Powerfully worked and reticulated with a ferocious dragon head terminal facing an undercut chilong clambering on the curved shaft, the reverse with a circular knob and detailed with incisions to simulate the dragon's mane, the translucent white stone with few brown spots.

Provenance: A Swiss private collection, acquired around 1920 in Shanghai. Thence by descent within the same family.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and traces of use. Smooth naturally grown patina.

Weight: 136.2 g
Dimensions: Length 13 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related belt hook of 12.5 cm length at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 08 April 2013, lot 3216, bought in at an estimate of HKD $180,000/250,000.

大型白玉螭龍紋帶扣，乾隆
中國，1735-1796。兇猛的龍頭對著小螭龍頭，整體綫條剛健有利，背面圓形旋鈕，雕刻龍鬃。半透明的白色玉石，幾乎沒有褐色沁斑。

來源：瑞士私人收藏，大約在1920年購於上海。自此保存在同一家族至今。
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，使用痕跡。細膩天然包漿。

重量：136.2 克
尺寸：長13 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似玉扣，長12.5 厘米，于2013年4月8日香港蘇富比《中國陶瓷和工藝品》拍號3216，估價HKD $180,000/250,000.