Belt buckle with coiled beasts in openwork
Belt buckle with coiled beasts in openwork

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Belt buckle with coiled beasts in openwork

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
1995-275 a-b

Information

Title
Belt buckle with coiled beasts in openwork
Medium
Jade with orange-brown inclusions
Dimensions
a: h. 6.0 cm., w. 3.4 cm., d. 1.8 cm. (2 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.) b: h. 5.6 cm., w. 3.4 cm., d. 1.8 cm. (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Babette S. Cochran in memory of her husband, Reid B. Cochran, Class of 1937
Object Number
1995-275 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
jades, ornament, belts (costume accessories), costume components
Materials
jade
Subject
monkeys, beasts, deer

–1995 Babette S. Cochran, by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1995.

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