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8051 8051
A WHITE JADE BELT BUCKLE
18th century 8052
The two sections of the buckle of rounded 8053
lobed shape and supporting a coiled chilong
with head and front paws resting on its curling CHINESE WORKS OF ART | 37
tail, the hook carved as the head of a mythical
beast, each underside with a flattened button.
5in (12.4cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

十八世紀 白玉雕螭龍紋帶扣

A closely-related jade belt buckle dated to
the Qianlong period and similarly carved with
chilong in relief above the lobed buckle in the
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the gift
of R. W. Winskill, is illustrated in Later Chinese
Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth
Century, San Francisco, 2007, no. 11.

8052
A WHITE JADE ‘LOTUS’ BELT BUCKLE
18th/19th century
The two rectangular sections each slightly
curved over the flattened button to the
underside, the tops each crisply carved with
an Indian lotus amid scrolling leaves, the hook
finely carved as the head of a mythical beast.
4 1/8in (10.5cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

十八或十九世紀 白玉雕蓮花紋帶扣

8053
A WHITE JADE ‘PEONY’ BELT BUCKLE
19th century
The two sections each of rectangular form
and carved in low relief and mirror image
with a curving branch issuing a leafy peony
blossom, the hook shaped as a mythical
beast head and each section a flattened
button on the underside, the softly polished
stone of even white tone.
4 3/4in (12.1cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

十九世紀 白玉雕牡丹紋帶扣

A white jade belt buckle of related shallow
carving style from the collection of Humphrey
K. F. Hui is illustrated in Virtuous Treasures:
Chinese Jades for the Scholar’s Table, Hong
Kong, 2008, no. 125.