Christie's. The Imperial Sale, Hong Kong, 1 June 2011
26 mars 2020
An imperial apple-green jadeite belt-hook and buckle, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century
Lot 3641. An imperial apple-green jadeite belt-hook and buckle, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century; 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price Realized HKD 1,340,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
Each carved through the even apple-green material with a coiled chilong within lingzhi scrolls, the dragon-head hook of the same tone, the underside of each carved with protruding circular tabs of paler tone.
Note: A very similar example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum - Supplement, Japan, 1973, no. 38.
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