Lot Essay
Compare to an almost identical dragon-form pendant, also dating to the Western Han dynasty, in the Aurora Museum Collection, illustrated in Jades of Han Dynasty, Taipei, 2005, pl. 59 (fig. 1).
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WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
Details
A JADE DRAGON-FORM PENDANT
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The pendant is in the form of a dragon in profile charging forward, terminating with its tail curling inwards.
3 in. (7.7 cm.) long, box
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The pendant is in the form of a dragon in profile charging forward, terminating with its tail curling inwards.
3 in. (7.7 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1995
Brought to you by
Liang-Lin Chen (陳良玲)
VP, Senior Specialist Head of Sale