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MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH-CENTURY BC
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A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, HUANG
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY,
CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH-CENTURY BC
The arc-shaped huang is carved on both sides with a stylised motif that represents the dragon’s body and legs, terminating at each end with an abstract dragon head. A small hole is drilled for suspension at each end.
4 3/8 in. (11.3 cm.) long, box
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY,
CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH-CENTURY BC
The arc-shaped huang is carved on both sides with a stylised motif that represents the dragon’s body and legs, terminating at each end with an abstract dragon head. A small hole is drilled for suspension at each end.
4 3/8 in. (11.3 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. 125, p.202
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 125
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