A white-green jade belt buckle - image-1

Lot 427 Dα

A white-green jade belt buckle

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 14:00 - China - Paintings, Decorative Arts, Sculptures -, Tibet/Nepal, India, South East Asia
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 14.880 € (incl. premium)

A white-green jade belt buckle

A hinged, white-green jade belt buckle, the inner part carved in openwork with two confronting dragons. The outer part carved with two slim holes to the sides, and engraved on the reverse with Tang dynasty poem by Wang Ji, "Ye wang" (Gazing on the wilds).
Diameter ca 5.5 cm; max. length 9 cm