A carved jade belt hook and plaque now mounted as a mirror


Qing dynastyThe plaque of convex rectangular section with rounded corners carved in relief to depict gnarled blooming branches surrounding additional fronds of lingzhi and pine; the belt hook of traditional shape comprised of a dragon head hook peering at an undercut curling chilong reversed by a circular nodule; the stone of both whorled in hues of whitish-gray; mounted to a metal-alloy mirror adorned in polychrome enameled motifs of blooming prunus branches. 12in (30.4cm) total length
|Provenancepurchased by an Armenian family before 1952