LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD TO EARLY WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 300-141 B.C.

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A VERY RARE PIERCED ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BELT HOOK
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD TO EARLY WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 300-141 B.C.
The curved open-work shaft is carved with a sinuous phoenix, terminating at an upturned dragon head. A square stud is on the plain reverse.
4 3⁄8 in. (11 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Jinhuatang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1996

Literature

Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, The National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 183

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Lot Essay

The phoenix is a common motif used on Warrings States period jade ornaments, which can be found on jades excavated from tombs in Jin County, Luoyang, and Changfeng, Anhui. The phoenix decorative motif can also be found on ealry Han dynasty jades, such as ones excavated from the Nan Yuewang tomb, Guangzhou.

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