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A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT BUCKLE
18th century
Deftly carved in openwork in the form of an
archaistic chilong, the flattened head forming the
hook while a smaller chilong with bifurcated tail
perches on its sinuous body grasping in its mouth a
spray of lingzhi, the other section similarly modelled
with a writhing chilong, each of the two sections
with a centred rounded knob on the underside, the
smoothly polished stone of an even white tone.
11cm (4 3/8in) long. (2).

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY54,000 - 71,000

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A PALE GREEN JADE BUCKLE
18th/19th century
The two-part buckle carved in openwork to each
convex section with a crouching chilong holding
sprigs issuing lingzhi fungi, the hook modelled in the
form of a dragon head, the stone of an even pale
green tone.
11cm (4 3/8in) long (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十八/十九世紀 青白玉鏤雕蟠螭銜靈帶扣

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