A white jade 'dragon' belt-hook
QianlongThe terminal carved as a horned dragon's head depicted with bulging eyes and a ruyi-shaped nose, grinning down at a writhing chilong carved in openwork grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth crawling towards the dragon head, the underside with a circular knob, the softly polished stone of an even pale greenish-white tone. 14.4cm (5 3/4in) long.
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清乾隆 青玉雕蒼龍教子帶鉤Provenance:The collection of Mrs A. ArtsMarchant, London來源:A. Arts夫人舊藏倫敦MarchantCompare with a white jade 'dragon' belt-hook of similar size, 18th century, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 303.青玉質,白中閃青,鉤首方唇,寬口微張,蒜鼻,鼓目,葉眉,額頭陰刻回字紋,角分兩叉伏於腦後,角間陰刻毛髮披伏,鉤肚鏤空浮雕無角幼龍伏於其上,龍口銜芝,散於兩側,後腦拖髪,陰刻脊柱貫穿首尾,尾部分叉兩開,捲似芝雲。此件帶鉤取料頗耗,可參考一件十八世紀白玉蒼龍教子帶鉤,2013年11月24日售於香港邦瀚斯,拍品編號303。