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WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
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A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' ARCHER'S RING ORNAMENT
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The jade is vividly carved in openwork with a stylised dragon surmounted on the the plectrum-shaped pendant incised with a scroll motif.
2 in. (5 cm.) long, box
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The jade is vividly carved in openwork with a stylised dragon surmounted on the the plectrum-shaped pendant incised with a scroll motif.
2 in. (5 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Acquired from E Yuan Tang Chinese Art, Taipei, prior to 1999
Literature
Aurora Art Museum, Jades of Warring States Period, Taipei, 2007, pl. 185, p. 240
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Priscilla Kong