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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
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A PALE CELADON BROWN JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
The flat pendant finely carved in the shape of a coiled dragon, its body delicately incised with scales. The large head has a hooked tip to the upturned snout. It is pierced for suspension at the dragon’s horn.
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) wide, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
The flat pendant finely carved in the shape of a coiled dragon, its body delicately incised with scales. The large head has a hooked tip to the upturned snout. It is pierced for suspension at the dragon’s horn.
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 121, p.198
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 121
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