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A PALE CELADON JADE
‘POMEGRANATE AND LOTUS’ BELT
BUCKLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
each part of oval section, one with an insect-
form hook and a pair of ripe pomegranates
borne on a leafy branch all carved in high relief,
a circular button on the reverse; the other part
with a rectangular aperture to accommodate
the hook and carved to one side with a small
bird sweeping down toward lotus pods and
leaves, the reverse with a circular button, the
stone an almost-white pale celadon color (2)
Length of longer 2¾ in., 6.9 cm
$ 4,000-6,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䘥䌱晽⫸⬓忋忋䲳
ⷞ憎

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A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT
BUCKLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the larger part of the buckle carved with a
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‘dragon head’-form hook and a high-relief
chilong crawling across the top surface, an oval
button on the reverse; the smaller section with
an oval aperture to accommodate the hook, the
surface similarly carved with a chilong and the
reverse with a raised button, the stone an even,
white color (2)
Length of longer 3⅛ in., 7.9 cm

$ 4,000-6,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ䘥䌱晽坕漵䲳ⷞ憎

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