• Dimension: Height: 2 7/8 in (7.2 cm) Length: 3 7/8 in (9.8 cm)
• Estimate From: $1600
• Estimate To: $2500

Chinese. Of rectangular form, carved to one side with a coiled dragon flanked by pair of deer, with a small bird to the left corner, the stone of a polished white tone. Ming Dynasty period.

玉帶板多為貴族使用，在唐代至明代比較流行，用者身份等級極高，為中國古代重要腰飾，是身份和等級的重要像徵。玉帶始見於南北朝，一直沿用到明代並發展至頂峰。此帶板以白玉透雕而成，玉質潔白細膩，勻淨無瑕，雕琢雲龍紋，雕工細膩，龍首寬扁，雙圓眼，雲頭鼻，雙觸鬚上伸，張口呲牙，毛髪前衝，雙短角在髪後，龍身婉轉曲折作昇龍狀，身飾斜方格鱗紋。其旁有兩隻鹿，一公一母悠遊其間，整體工藝細緻，極其精湛，立體感強烈。