A LARGE SPINACH GREEN JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOK, QIANLONG PERIOD The stone is of spinach green color and shows superior surface polish China, Qianlong period (1736-1795)This 18th century belt hook, of exceptionally large size, is powerfully worked and reticulated with a ferocious dragon head terminal facing an undercut chilong clambering on the curved shaft. The reverse with an ovoid knob and some strands of the dragon’s mane.Shape: Belt hook Dimensions: length is 14.6 cm Weight: 137 gramsCondition: excellent condition Provenance: from an American private collectionAuction results comparison: Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT JADES, AMBERS AND HARDSTONES FROM A DISTINGUISHED CONNOISSEUR, 03 OCTOBER 2018, HONG KONG, lot 3345 (for a comparable belt hook of near identical size, carved from white jade)大型碧玉浮雕龍紋帶鈎,乾隆年碧綠色,表面精工抛光中國, 乾隆 (1736-1795)造型:帶鈎尺寸:長14.6 厘米 重量:137 克品相:極好 來源:美國私人收藏