A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, HUANG

WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771 BC

Details

A CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, HUANG
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771 BC
The thin arched pendant is carved on both sides as a dragon shown in profile with a tiny hole drilled on one end below the head. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale celadon colour with partially altered surfaces.
3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide, box

Provenance

Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991

Lot Essay

A similar ‘dragon’ jade huang pendant dated to the late Shang dynasty was excavated from tomb no. BRM1-jia of the Western Zhou Yu State tomb complex at Baoji city, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Yuguo Jade Wares, Beijing, 2010, p. 18 (37).

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