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A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT 清十八世紀 白玉浮雕螭龍靈芝紋帶鉤
BUCKLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the hook of the buckle worked in the form of a
chilong’s head facing an openwork clambering
chilong grasping in its mouth a curling lingzhi
stem extending across the lobed curved shaft,
the other section of the buckle of corresponding
lobed form and decorated with a clambering
chilong and a meandering lingzhi stem, the
underside of each section with a circular knob
rendered in low relief with a further chilong, the
stone of an even white colour
12.5 cm, 4⅞ in.
HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,200
