A JADE 'CHILONG' SCABBARD SLIDE
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A JADE 'CHILONG' SCABBARD SLIDE

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)

Details
A JADE 'CHILONG' SCABBARD SLIDE
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
The slide is well-carved with a sinuous chilong accompanying a serpent-like juvenile dragon, hui. The semi-translucent stone is of a yellow tone with some russet inclusions.
3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1994

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Sibley Ngai
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