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LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 14TH-MID-11TH CENTURY BC
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A GREY JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, HUANG
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 14TH-MID-11TH CENTURY BC
The jade is carved as a stylised dragon with geometric haunches and with scrolling motifs to the body in shallow relief. Three suspension holes can be seen on the dragon head and at both ends.
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) long, box
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 14TH-MID-11TH CENTURY BC
The jade is carved as a stylised dragon with geometric haunches and with scrolling motifs to the body in shallow relief. Three suspension holes can be seen on the dragon head and at both ends.
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 116, p.193
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 116
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