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Buckle

1700s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
ivory
Measurements
Overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Corning Hyatt and Warren H. Corning, in memory of their mother, Edith W. Corning 1953.372
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Deeply carved and polished, a rectangular, yellowish-brown ivory buckle features dragons in high relief. Centered at the top, a large dragon head with branching horns faces forward, while below it, a second head turns left toward a smooth pearl. Scaled, serpentine bodies twist through a background of swirling waves and small perforations. This aged piece showcases intricate textures on the dragons' scales and surrounding aquatic patterns.

Buckle

1700s

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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