A RETICULATED CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT BUCKLE AND A WHITE JADE BELT HOOK QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the belt buckle decorated with undercut and reticulated coiled chilong and lingzhi, one half of the buckle terminating in a dragon head hook and the other with an accommodating oval aperture, the underside of each fitted with a round knob, the stones of even pale green colour; the belthook carved terminating with a dragon's head with an undercut chilong atop the slightly arched shaft, the underside with a round knob for attachment to the belt, the white stone of a pale green colour

Both pieces are otherwise in generally good condition. There is expected nibbling along the edge of the belt hook. The belt buckle with the accommodating aperture has a small nick to the tail of the chilong and expected nibbling on the edges. The catalogue illustration is brighter than the actual colour of the stones.
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