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LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
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A CELADON JADE ‘C-SHAPED DRAGON’ PENDANT
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The pendant of c-shape is carved in the form of a dragon, with an arched body, circular eyes, a snout-like nose and an upwardly curved horn. A suspension hole is drilled from both sides of the body.
4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm.) long, box
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The pendant of c-shape is carved in the form of a dragon, with an arched body, circular eyes, a snout-like nose and an upwardly curved horn. A suspension hole is drilled from both sides of the body.
4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1993
Literature
Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 1993, pl. 1
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 2
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 2
Exhibited
Chang Foundation, Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 27 January-25 April 1993, Catalogue, pl. 1
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 2
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 2
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