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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ WEAPON FITTING
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The jade plaque is carved with dragon-like serpents on one side, their coiling bodies intertwining to form a symmetrical pattern, inlaid with beads, possibly lapis lazuli at the edges.
5 ¾ in. (14.8 cm.) long, box
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The jade plaque is carved with dragon-like serpents on one side, their coiling bodies intertwining to form a symmetrical pattern, inlaid with beads, possibly lapis lazuli at the edges.
5 ¾ in. (14.8 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. 56, pp. 164-165
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 56
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Priscilla Kong