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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