EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-300 BC

Details

A WHITE JADE RETICULATED ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ PENDANT
EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 476-300 BC
3 1⁄2 in. (9 cm.) long, box

Provenance

The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Chinese Archaic Jades from The Yangdetang Collection, 29 November 2017, lot 2763

Literature

Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, no. 208

Exhibited

National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, no. 208

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Lot Essay

The body of the white jade pendant is symmetrically carved with two pairs of dragons and a pair of phoenixes, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship. At the center of the top, two dragon heads face each other, with their noses forming a perforation for attaching a cord. On either side, a dragon and a phoenix are intricately carved, their bodies twisting and intertwining, creating a dynamic composition.

Pendants featuring intertwined dragon and phoenix are rare. For comparison, an early Warring States period jade pendant, intricately formed with four dragons, four phoenixes, and two snakes, in the Henan Provincial Museum is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Chinese Jade Art, vol. 3, Hebei, 1993, no. 159.

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