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8055 A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘BATS
AND LINGZHI’ BELT BUCKLE
8056 18th century
38 | BONHAMS Each section of fine white jade with a
reticulated layer carved with two bats perched
on a spray of lingzhi fungus and highlighted in
bright russet patches, the hook formed as the
head of a mythical beast, the undersides each
with a rectangular loop for fastening.
4 1/4in (10.7cm) long
$8,000 - 12,000

十八世紀 白玉褐斑雕福至心靈紋帶扣

8055
A GREY AND RUSSET JADEITE
BELT BUCKLE
Late Qing/Republic period
The russet skin of each section carved as a
coiled chilong and the hook also carved from
a russet patch as an animal head, the lower
layer carved from soft grey stone and the
undersides each with a flattened button, all
polished to a fine gleam.
4in (10cm) long
$2,000 - 4,000

晚清或民國時期 灰玉帶褐班雕螭龍紋帶扣

Compare a related jadeite belt buckle now in
the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, with
similar use of russet staining to highlight the
relief carving of the upper layer, dated to the
19th century and illustrated in Later Chinese
Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth
Century, San Francisco, 2007, no. 12.

8056
A GREY AND RUSSET JADEITE
BELT HOOK
Qing dynasty
Carefully carved to utilize the natural stone
coloring to highlight the bearded chilong
clambering along the shaft towards the
hook formed as the head of a two-horned
mythical beast, the flat button on the
underside of pale greenish tone, mounted
with gilt loops for fastening.
4 3/4in (12.1cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

清 灰玉褐斑雕螭龍紋帶鉤