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A WHITE JADE DRAGON PENDANT
WESTERN HAN DYANSTY (206 AD - 8 AD)
The sinuous coiling dragon carved doubling up on itself with its characteristic feline head touching the curled bifurcated tail, finely incised on both sides with thin lines accentuating the powerful shoulders, the stone of an even white tone altered through burial
2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) wide
WESTERN HAN DYANSTY (206 AD - 8 AD)
The sinuous coiling dragon carved doubling up on itself with its characteristic feline head touching the curled bifurcated tail, finely incised on both sides with thin lines accentuating the powerful shoulders, the stone of an even white tone altered through burial
2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
J.J. Lally, New York
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.26
Exhibited
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004