A VERY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHILONG AND BEAR’ SCABBARD SLIDE
A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHI-DRAGON AND BEAR’ SCABBARD SLIDE

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

Details
A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHI-DRAGON AND BEAR’ SCABBARD SLIDE
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The slide is well-carved to the top in high relief depicting a sinuous chilong confronting a recumbent bear. There is a rectangular loop chi-dragon carved to the underside.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Acquired from Chang Wei-Hwa & Company, Taipei, prior to 1995

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