On the Metallic Buckle with a Round Front and Square Rear Unearthed in East Asia
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2013, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
The metallic buckle with a round front and square rear is a kind of belt accessory from the Han and Wei-Jin dynasties. This kind of belt has been unearthed in China and North Korea, like Jinning of Yunnan,1 Kunming,2 Luoyang,3 Anxiang of Hunnan,4 Karasahr of Xinjiang,5 and P’yŏngyang (Table I). In addition, there are six pieces not unearthed buckles shown on the catalogue.6 These buckles are ten centimeters long or so. Three pieces are made of jade, two pieces are made of silver, and one piece is made of copper gilding. The time period is from late Western Han to Western Jin. They are not the same absolutely, but have some common features: a round front and square rear; an arc perforation in one end of the round side; movable belt tongue behind the arc perforation; the whole belt buckle decorated mostly with dragon and tiger except one piece in sheep design; most have a rope or triangle design at the edge; in the eye, body of the pattern and edge triangle part studding with precious stones; and some with decorative small balls. Till now, these buckles have been found alone without matching belt accessories.
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Xiaotian Fang
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