Bonhams 1793 : Two jade belt hooks Qing dynasty

Qing dynasty
Each of gently curved form terminating in an upturned dragon head, with a chi dragon depicted clambering up the body, naturalistically worked in reticulation amongst elongated ruyi scrolls, one of an even white colour, the other of a greyish colour with black and russet inclusions.
12.4cm long (the larger). (2).

Sold for HK$ 75,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

Provenance 來源:
Fox's Gem Shops, Seattle, 11 July 1986

清蒼龍教子玉帶鉤兩件

一為青白玉質，一為墨玉帶白色雜質皮殼。鉤首為龍首，其上透雕一爬行螭龍，龍首雙角後抿，龍口微張，蝦米眼。鉤身微弧凸，上螭龍口銜靈草，四隻匍匐，寓意「蒼龍教子」。

此兩件帶鉤於1986年7月11日於Fox's Gem Shops獲得。

Category: Asian Art

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