A very pale green jade 'dragon' belt-hook
QianlongThe arched shaft intricately carved in high relief with a sinuous chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth clambering towards the dragon-head terminal, the button on the underside delicately carved as a five-petalled flowerhead, the translucent stone of an even greenish-white tone. 12.2cm (4 3/4in) long.
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清乾隆 青白玉雕蒼龍教子帶鉤Provenance:A French private collectionMarchant, London來源:法國私人舊藏倫敦Marchant青白玉質,拉絲鏤空出主體鉤身龍紋,再浮雕細部,龍口微張,鼓目,眉、耳、角皆後伏,鉤肚鏤空浮雕幼龍一隻,口銜芝草,耳後伏,無角,四肢後踞,尾分雙叉,卷若如意,二龍腦後皆密刻毛髮,細膩柔密,鉤背帶扣雕做五辦花,陰刻花蕊筋脈。