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17TH-18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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A FINELY CARVED OPENWORK GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'CHILONG' PENDANT
17TH-18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
The yellowish-green jade is carved in openwork as two chilong coiled around each other and grasping an oval ring in their mouths. The russet areas of the jade highlight the head of the larger chilong and the hind legs of the smaller.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) wide
17TH-18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
The yellowish-green jade is carved in openwork as two chilong coiled around each other and grasping an oval ring in their mouths. The russet areas of the jade highlight the head of the larger chilong and the hind legs of the smaller.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) wide