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                           PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
                           934
                           TWO JADE TWO-PART BELT BUCKLES
                           MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
                           One of soft grey-green color with a dragon-head hook and two rectangular loops on the
                           reverse has been left undecorated to highlight the even color and fne polish of the stone.
                           The other of yellowish-white color is carved in openwork with archaistic scrolls incorporating
                           a small shou medallion and also has a dragon-head hook and rectangular loops on the reverse.
                           Both 5 1 in. (12.8 cm.) wide                                     (2)
                           $4,000-6,000

                           PROVENANCE
                           William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
                           EXHIBITED
                           On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973 to September 1980.
                           明   玉帶扣兩組





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