TWO WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

comprising one large and one small belt hook, each carved with a dragon-head hook, the top layer of the shaft undercut with a crawling qilin, of even white tone (2)

the larger: In good overall condition with some light veining across some of the open-work carved legs and mustache of the qilong. The underside with a 1/2 inch vein. Some tiny nibbles on the edges. The color is not as white as the catalogue image suggests. the smaller: In very good condition overall.
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