A white jade 'dragon' belt-hook


QianlongDeftly carved with a horned dragon's head forming the hook, the elegantly arched shaft carved in low relief with five seal characters of fu (fortune) in different styles, the underside with an oval knob similarly carved with a shou (longevity) character, the smoothly polished stone of an even white tone, wood stand. 11.8cm (4 1/2in) long (2).
|清乾隆 白玉雕五福龍首帶鉤Provenance: Captain A.T. Warre, FSACaptain George F. Warre, CBE (1876-1957)Marchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition: Ninety Jades for 90 Years, London, 2015, no.26來源：A.T. Warre上校George F. Warre上校（1876-1957）倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄：Marchant，《玉器九十，90週年特展》，倫敦，2015年，編號26白玉質，鉤首圓雕龍頭，龍口微張，鼓目，葉眉，鰓毛龍角後伏，陰刻鬃髪披於腦後，扣肚起地，減地浮雕五福，字字不同，扣身後之帶扣減地篆一「壽」字。此件帶扣取料精純，形制方棱簡潔。