A finely carved jade belt plaque Ming dynasty the oval plaque pierced and intricately carved in varying levels of relief with a pair of sinuous qilong writhing amongst a dense ground of flowering aster sprays, the attenuated bodies of the horned beasts gracefully entwined with the long meandering stems issuing shorter tendrils with delicately curled tips, the stone of very even pale celadon tone, with a matched wood box carved with dragon and floral panels (2) 3 1/2 in., 9 cm
A finely carved jade belt plaque Ming dynasty the oval plaque pierced and intricately carved in varying levels of relief with a pair of sinuous qilong writhing amongst a dense ground of flowering aster sprays, the attenuated bodies of the horned beasts gracefully entwined with the long meandering stems issuing shorter tendrils with delicately curled tips, the stone of very even pale celadon tone, with a matched wood box carved with dragon and floral panels (2) 3 1/2 in., 9 cm
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