Lot Essay
The author believes that openwork 'dragon' plaques such as this, made as part of a set of 19 belt plaques, appeared in the late 15th Century and were popular well into the 16th Century.
Details
A WHITE JADE PEAR-SHAPED OPENWORK 'DRAGON' PLAQUE
16TH CENTURY
Carved on two levels as a sinous scaley four-clawed dragon above a mountain peak, reserved on a curled tendril ground and contained within a plain border (small chips to reverse edge)--2in. (5cm.) wide, stand
16TH CENTURY
Carved on two levels as a sinous scaley four-clawed dragon above a mountain peak, reserved on a curled tendril ground and contained within a plain border (small chips to reverse edge)--2in. (5cm.) wide, stand
Literature
James Watt, op. cit., no. 181