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A RARE SET OF THREE JADEITE 清 福祿壽翠玉雕螭龍帶鉤一組三件
‘CHILONG’ BELT BUCKLES
QING DYNASTY
each skilfully worked utilising the variegated
colours of the stones with the pale section
forming the buckle and the vibrant section
decorated in openwork with chilong, the hook
rendered in the form of an archaistic chilong,
facing a coiling chilong grasping in its jaws a
lingzhi scroll, the other section of the buckle with
an oval accommodating aperture and similarly
decorated with a coiling chilong, the underside of
each section with a circular knob
green 10 cm, 3⅞ in.
yellow 10.8 cm, 4¼ in.
red 9.2 cm, 3⅝ in.
HK$ 250,000-300,000
US$ 31,900-38,300
