WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

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A RARE WHITE JADE RETICULATED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PLAQUE
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The plaque is well-carved as three pairs of interlocking phoenix and a pair of confronting dragons in the centre, each highlighted by the delicately incised detail on the body. The stone is of a yellowish-white tone with some areas of minor russet inclusions.

2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1997

Brought to you by

Sibley Ngai

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Lot Essay

Compare a jade pendant with near identical design, dating to early Warring States period, now in the Henan Antique Archaeology Institute, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji 3 – Chunqiu, Zhanguo, Hebei, 1993, p. 101, no. 159 (fig. 1)

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