Lot Essay
Compare a jade carving of kui-dragon, which has similar posture to the current lot, was excavated from Guo State tomb, illustrated in Sanmenxia Guoguomu, Vol.1, Beijing, 1999, no. 66.
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LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
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A PALE GREENISH JADE TIGER-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The flattened pendant is carved as a tiger in profile with round eyes, short bottle horn and crouched legs, with a hole drilled through the mouth. The soft polished stone is of a pale greenish tone with some russet inclusions and partially altered surfaces.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long, box
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The flattened pendant is carved as a tiger in profile with round eyes, short bottle horn and crouched legs, with a hole drilled through the mouth. The soft polished stone is of a pale greenish tone with some russet inclusions and partially altered surfaces.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992