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PROPERTY FROM A NORTH CAROLINA PRIVATE 927
COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’
FOUR JADE BELT HOOKS BELTHOOK
QING DYNASTY, 18TH 19TH QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
CENTURY
carved with a dragon head terminal forming the
the smallest carved allover with openwork hook, facing an undercut chilong clambering
lingzhi, including the button on the reverse, the on the arched stem grasping a leafy sprig in its
stone with brown and white coloration; one with mouth, the underside with a circular button, the
a dragon-head hook and low-relief carving to stone of translucent pale greenish white color
the body, the stone of pale celadon color; two with areas of white mottling, wood stand (2)
with dragon-head hooks and openwork chilong Length 4¾ in., 12.1 cm
and lingzhi on the bodies, one of pale celadon PROVENANCE
color, the other of white jade and attached to a Dutch Private Collector, acquired in Asia in the
magnifying glass (4) 1930s, and thence by descent.
Longest belt hook 5¼ in., 13.3 cm $ 3,000-5,000

$ 5,000-7,000 㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ䘥䌱晽坕漵䲳ⷞ戌

㶭⋩ℓ军⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䌱ⷞ戌⚃ẞ

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A CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC
‘CHILONG’ PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY

worked in the form of a scabbard chape, one side
carved in high relief with two chilong, the other
side with a taotie mask, the top pierced with three
holes
Width 2¾ in., 7 cm

PROVENANCE
Indianapolis Private Collection.

$ 3,000-5,000

㶭ġġġ曺䌱晽坕漵䲳䍴

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