Lot Essay
For a similar reticulated jade dragon-form pendant, see an example illustrated in Jades of Warring States Period, Taipei, 2007, no. 112.
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MID WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
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A RETICULATED JADE DRAGON-FORM PENDANT
MID WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
The pendant is finely carved in openwork as a sinuous dragon with a slender body and a bi-furcated tail folding above its head. Both sides are carved with c-scrolls.
3 1⁄8 in. (8 cm.) long, box
MID WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
The pendant is finely carved in openwork as a sinuous dragon with a slender body and a bi-furcated tail folding above its head. Both sides are carved with c-scrolls.
3 1⁄8 in. (8 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1995
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien (連懷恩)
VP, Senior Specialist