A GROUP OF FOUR JADE BELT ORNAMENTS


Ming dynasty and laterIncluding two white jade plaques from a Ming official's belt, each carved in relief with a dragon striding through clouds, the larger of rectangular shape and the smaller of leaf shape, the white stone with a restrained polish; the third a two-part belt buckle of hook and eye form, each part carved in relief with a coiled chilong, the stone a lustrous green; the fourth an oval belt buckle retaining on its face the golden-russet skin of the original boulder and the reverse undercut with two circular button knobs. 3 3/8in (8.5cm) length of the rectangular dragon plaque