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PROPERTY FROM THE YEN-LIN SHUI GE COLLECTION
A RARE WHITE JADE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON’ DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED PENDANT
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE WHITE JADE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON’ DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED PENDANT
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The plaque is finely carved in the form of a double-gourd, the upper bulb depicting a bat hovering above a deer, the lower bulb with a scaly four-clawed dragon leaping above waves and rocky outcrop, all against a scroll ground. The double-gourd is beribboned and supported on a lotus-petal base. The stone is of an even white tone with minor natural dark specks.
2 7/8 in. (7.1 cm.) long, box
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The plaque is finely carved in the form of a double-gourd, the upper bulb depicting a bat hovering above a deer, the lower bulb with a scaly four-clawed dragon leaping above waves and rocky outcrop, all against a scroll ground. The double-gourd is beribboned and supported on a lotus-petal base. The stone is of an even white tone with minor natural dark specks.
2 7/8 in. (7.1 cm.) long, box
Provenance
S. Marchant & Son, London, 2001
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong