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LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 14TH-MID-11TH CENTURY BC
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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ HUANG
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 14TH-MID-11TH CENTURY BC
The stone is carved on one end depicting the head of a horned dragon, its long mane and arched body finely incised, terminating with a pointed tail. It is pierced at each end with a small hole for suspension.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 14TH-MID-11TH CENTURY BC
The stone is carved on one end depicting the head of a horned dragon, its long mane and arched body finely incised, terminating with a pointed tail. It is pierced at each end with a small hole for suspension.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 118`
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 118
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