Buckle

81-23-36

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 81-23-36
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 18th Century
Section Asian
Materials Nephrite
Description

A belt buckle is the form of a horse rolling over, carved from a nephrite pebble with sking. The piece is too heavy to be a real buckle, instead a collector's item for Chinese scholars. There is a chip on the buckle.

Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981

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