18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC DRAGON PLAQUE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Well carved on both sides as a dragon with arched body and coiled tail, the head turned backwards, with a fine scale pattern on the neck and tight scrolls on the body, the stone of even white color and softly polished
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Stephen Junkunc, III.

Lot Essay

Compare the composition and choice of subject matter seen in the current lot to a related white jade pendant carved with a kui dragon design in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - III - Jadeware, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 22, no. 17.

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