Two carved jade clothing accessories
Two carved jade clothing accessories
19th century
The first a two-section belt buckle relief with two kui dragons crawling in high relief over the arched rectangular surfaces with indented corners, one dragon facing the dragon head hook and the other an oval sectioned loop and each section reversed by a reticulated vertical bar, the off-white matrix displaying a faint green tinge; the second a toggle carved as a lion playing with its cub, the tufts of fur accented with incised parallel lines and a suspension hole drilled at the front of the off-white matrix of pale straw hue.
6 1/4in (16cm) length of belt buckle
1 7/8in (4.8cm) length of toggle
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Two carved jade clothing accessories
19th century
The first a two-section belt buckle relief with two kui dragons crawling in high relief over the arched rectangular surfaces with indented corners, one dragon facing the dragon head hook and the other an oval sectioned loop and each section reversed by a reticulated vertical bar, the off-white matrix displaying a faint green tinge; the second a toggle carved as a lion playing with its cub, the tufts of fur accented with incised parallel lines and a suspension hole drilled at the front of the off-white matrix of pale straw hue.
6 1/4in (16cm) length of belt buckle
1 7/8in (4.8cm) length of toggle