A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ CYLINDRICAL BEAD
A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ CYLINDRICAL BEAD

SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)

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A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ CYLINDRICAL BEAD
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
The tall bead of tapering form is carved at the sides in relief with a motif of twelve sets of stylised dragons within ridged borders. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale celadon tone with areas of calcification.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 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. 168, p.251
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 168

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