Carved Chinese mottled green jade belt buckle. Well carved with high quality shallow relief work depicting a bird and clouds. Retains retailer sticker from Ming’s, a Minneapolis antique shop which closed in the 1980s. Polish and jade suggest an early 19th century date.

Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection – prior to 1985.

Length: 2 in x width: 1 1/4 in x depth: 1/2 in.
Weight: 41.32 grams.