A PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' BELT BUCKLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

carved in openwork with bats and lingzhi, one half of the buckle terminating in a dragon-head hook, the other with accommodating rectangular aperture, the underside of each fitted with rectangular straps for attachment, the stone of even pale celadon color (2)

There is a break that's been covered with a metal mount on the underside. There are scattered minor nicks all around the edges, to both parts of the belt buckle and around some of the leaves. There are also a few small polished chips to the edges and a small chip to one end of the attachment.
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