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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE `DRAGON' FINIAL
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Details
A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' FINIAL
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The finial is finely carved in openwork with a horned dragon slithering amidst ruyi stems emerging from rocks in its pursuit of a flaming pearl, its head emerging at the top. Two pairs of bull-nose holes and a single larger attachment hole pierce the concave, oblong base. There are some areas of russet color.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The finial is finely carved in openwork with a horned dragon slithering amidst ruyi stems emerging from rocks in its pursuit of a flaming pearl, its head emerging at the top. Two pairs of bull-nose holes and a single larger attachment hole pierce the concave, oblong base. There are some areas of russet color.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Carl A. Rietz Collection, California.
Oakland Museum of California, de-accessioned in 1959, accession number 59.19.266.
Acquired by the present owner in the 1970s.
Oakland Museum of California, de-accessioned in 1959, accession number 59.19.266.
Acquired by the present owner in the 1970s.