WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

Details

A WHITE JADE DRAGON-FORM PENDANT
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The flat plaque is finely carved in the form of a dragon with an upward-turned head at one end of the arched s-shaped body, and a coiled tail at the other end. The body and tail is carved on both sides in low relief with comma spirals, and drilled from both sides of the body with a suspension hole.
5 in. (13 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1998

Brought to you by

Sibley Ngai

sngai@christies.com +852 2978 9955

Lot Essay

Many variations exist of this type of dragon pendant. However,
the current example is noted for its fine material and lustrous
polish. It also has very attractive colouration around the edges.
Compare a pendant of similar form but with more complex
surface decoration, now in the Palace Museum, Beijing,
illustrated in Jadeware (I), The Complete Collection of Treasures
of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 180, no. 150 (fig. 1).

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