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SHANG DYNASTY (c. 1600-1100 BC)
Details
A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT
SHANG DYNASTY (c. 1600-1100 BC)
The pendant is carved as a crouching dragon. The small head has a pair of horns and slightly protruding eyes. Its long back is curved terminating in curled tail. The dragon is identical on both sides with intaglio line decoration. There is a perforation at the mouth and a drilled mark can be seen underneath. The stone has a pale celadon tone with some mottled white inclusions.
1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm.) long, box
SHANG DYNASTY (c. 1600-1100 BC)
The pendant is carved as a crouching dragon. The small head has a pair of horns and slightly protruding eyes. Its long back is curved terminating in curled tail. The dragon is identical on both sides with intaglio line decoration. There is a perforation at the mouth and a drilled mark can be seen underneath. The stone has a pale celadon tone with some mottled white inclusions.
1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 21, pp. 92-93
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 21
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Priscilla Kong