The jade carved belt hook depicts a single dragon carved in detail, the jade is of greyish-white color tone with mottled interior and slight translucency.|Qing Dynasty period.||Length: 3 1/4 in (8.3 cm)|清 玉帶鉤|玉質極白、緊密、包漿亮麗，寶光十足，整器線條挺拔流暢，鉤頭為龍頭，刻畫細緻，清風格明顯。玉帶鉤，在良諸文代就有出現。它是人們用在腰帶上起扣攏腰帶作用，故名帶鉤。歷史上玉帶鉤主要流行在兩個時期：一是戰國至漢代，二是元明清時期。