A very pale green jade 'dragon' belt-hook


QianlongThe arched shaft intricately carved in high relief with a sinuous chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth clambering towards the dragon-head terminal, the button on the underside delicately carved as a five-petalled flowerhead, the translucent stone of an even greenish-white tone. 12.2cm (4 3/4in) long.
|清乾隆 青白玉雕蒼龍教子帶鉤Provenance:A French private collectionMarchant, London來源：法國私人舊藏倫敦Marchant青白玉質，拉絲鏤空出主體鉤身龍紋，再浮雕細部，龍口微張，鼓目，眉、耳、角皆後伏，鉤肚鏤空浮雕幼龍一隻，口銜芝草，耳後伏，無角，四肢後踞，尾分雙叉，卷若如意，二龍腦後皆密刻毛髮，細膩柔密，鉤背帶扣雕做五辦花，陰刻花蕊筋脈。