A large, white jade belt hook. Qing dynasty - image-1

Lot 142 Dα

A large, white jade belt hook. Qing dynasty

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)

A large, white jade belt hook. Qing dynasty

A large, white jade belt hook carved with a rain dragon crawling along the lightly curved shaft with a branch in its mouth. The hook in form of a dragon head with a wrinkled forehead. Qing dynasty.
Length 12.3 cm

Provenance

Acquired prior to 1950 in Shanghai, and thence by descent