Lot Essay
Watt compares this plaque with others in the Paul Singer Collection illustrated by Jessica Rawson and John Ayers, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1975, Catalogue, no. 346
Details
A FINE WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'DRAGON' BELT PLAQUE
15TH CENTURY
Carved as a sinuous three-clawed dragon reserved against leafy branches issuing five lychee, the fruit, leaves, and dragon head well defined, the stone of even white tone within a plain square border--2 5/8in. (6.5cm.) square, box
15TH CENTURY
Carved as a sinuous three-clawed dragon reserved against leafy branches issuing five lychee, the fruit, leaves, and dragon head well defined, the stone of even white tone within a plain square border--2 5/8in. (6.5cm.) square, box
Literature
James Watt, op. cit., no. 177