A white jade 'dragon' belt-hook


QianlongThe terminal carved as a horned dragon's head depicted with bulging eyes and a ruyi-shaped nose, grinning down at a writhing chilong carved in openwork grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth crawling towards the dragon head, the underside with a circular knob, the softly polished stone of an even pale greenish-white tone. 14.4cm (5 3/4in) long.
|清乾隆 青玉雕蒼龍教子帶鉤Provenance:The collection of Mrs A. ArtsMarchant, London來源：A. Arts夫人舊藏倫敦MarchantCompare with a white jade 'dragon' belt-hook of similar size, 18th century, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 303.青玉質，白中閃青，鉤首方唇，寬口微張，蒜鼻，鼓目，葉眉，額頭陰刻回字紋，角分兩叉伏於腦後，角間陰刻毛髮披伏，鉤肚鏤空浮雕無角幼龍伏於其上，龍口銜芝，散於兩側，後腦拖髪，陰刻脊柱貫穿首尾，尾部分叉兩開，捲似芝雲。此件帶鉤取料頗耗，可參考一件十八世紀白玉蒼龍教子帶鉤，2013年11月24日售於香港邦瀚斯，拍品編號303。