TWO LARGE CARVED WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

each shaft finely carved with a chilong crawling towards the dragon headed hook, the stone of white tone

Larger belthook: The upper body of the chilong had been broken and restuck, with traces of glue along the cracks on the mane, legs and lower body. There is an associated loss to the lingzhi spray. The reverse has a 0.1x0.1cm chip to the end. Other minor nibbling along the extremities. Smaller belthook: There are small chips to the ends of the dragon eyebrows, and a natural vein running across one hindleg of the chilong. Other minor nibbling along the extremities. The stones are of a darker tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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