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THE PROPERTY OF A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A JADE DRAGON-FORM PENDANT
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
Details
A JADE DRAGON-FORM PENDANT
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
The jade is well-carved in the form of a dragon with an upward-turned head at one end of the arched s-shaped body, and a coiled tail at the other end that terminates as a bifurcated tail. Each side of the body and tail are decorated with comma spirals with a suspension
hole drilled from both sides. The stone is now a yellowish-white colour with some russet inclusions.
4 in. (10 cm.) long
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
The jade is well-carved in the form of a dragon with an upward-turned head at one end of the arched s-shaped body, and a coiled tail at the other end that terminates as a bifurcated tail. Each side of the body and tail are decorated with comma spirals with a suspension
hole drilled from both sides. The stone is now a yellowish-white colour with some russet inclusions.
4 in. (10 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1998
Brought to you by
Sibley Ngai