A White Jade and Garnet Buckle, Qing Dynasty ( London)the two-part gilt bronze buckle inset to each part with a large oval white jade panel and a cabochon garnet, the ruyi form hook inset with spinach jade, the underside engraved with auspicious emblems and cloud scrollsProvenance: LondonGerard Hawthorn Ltd. LondonExhibition: Oriental Works of Art, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd, Summer 2007, no. 17Note: Aparable belt buckle inlaid with ruby and sappire matrix in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in 'Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Costume Accessories'. No. 3514.5cm long