Lot Essay
A jade carving decorated with similar dragon, phoenix and human motif was excavated from Chang'an village, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji – 2 – Shang, Xi Zhou, Hebei, 1993, no.219.
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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
Details
A JADE DRAGON-HUMAN FORM PENDANT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The pendant with curved outlines is finely carved as a crouching humanoid figure shown in profile, with the legs drawn up beneath the coiled dragon which forms the arms and trunk of the body. It is carved at one end with a human head depicted with upswept hair and carved at the other end with a dragon head.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) long, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The pendant with curved outlines is finely carved as a crouching humanoid figure shown in profile, with the legs drawn up beneath the coiled dragon which forms the arms and trunk of the body. It is carved at one end with a human head depicted with upswept hair and carved at the other end with a dragon head.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1989