A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ CYLINDRICAL BEAD
A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ CYLINDRICAL BEAD

LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, CIRCA 570-476 BC

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A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ CYLINDRICAL BEAD
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, CIRCA 570-476 BC
The tall bead of tapering form is carved to the sides in relief with a stylised dragon motif within ridged borders. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale celadon tone with areas of calcification.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 168
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 168

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