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SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
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A CELADON JADE DRAGON-FORM PENDANT
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
The pendant is of slender, elongated form with a backward-turned head carved at one end and a curled tail. The body is carved in low relief with commas and scrolls. The head, previously separated, has been attached with metal threads.
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) long, box
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
The pendant is of slender, elongated form with a backward-turned head carved at one end and a curled tail. The body is carved in low relief with commas and scrolls. The head, previously separated, has been attached with metal threads.
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 46, pp. 144-145
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 46
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Priscilla Kong