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1 of 253523 objects
China
Belt hook late eighteenth to nineteenth century
Jadeite | 2.6 x 8.3 x 2.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 11553
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In the traditional archaic belt-hook form, with an arched shaft and turned-over dragon’s head with carved horns and mane, facing a pup along the top rendered in openwork, and with an oval button carved in relief on the underside. It has a plain white shaft of violet tint, tapering, rounded and pointed at the end, and a round button.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume III
Provenance
Queen Mary, acquired c.1925–8. Listed in Queen Mary's Private Property Vol. V, no. 123.
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Medium and techniques
Jadeite
Measurements
2.6 x 8.3 x 2.1 cm (whole object)
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Place of Production
China
