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EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-300 BC
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A JADE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ PLAQUE
EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-300 BC
The plaque is well-carved as three pairs of interlocking phoenix and a pair of dragons in the centre, each highlighted by the delicately incised detail on the body. The stone is of a russet-white tone with some areas of minor russet inclusions.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) wide, box
EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-300 BC
The plaque is well-carved as three pairs of interlocking phoenix and a pair of dragons in the centre, each highlighted by the delicately incised detail on the body. The stone is of a russet-white tone with some areas of minor russet inclusions.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1993
Literature
Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 1993, pl. 10
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 171
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 171
Exhibited
Chang Foundation, Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 27 January-25 April 1993, Catalogue, pl. 10
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 171
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 171
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