J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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A PALE GREEN JADE COILED DRAGON ORNAMENT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
the small plaque of irregular outline, incised on one side with a dragon head in profile surrounded by a slender coiled serpent body, the reverse plain and polished smooth, drilled through the center, showing traces of cinnabar in the incised lines.
Width 1 1⁄16 inches (2.7 cm)
A small jade plaque incised with twin dragon heads in a very similar style, excavated from the site of the late Western Zhou/ early Spring and Autumn period cemetery of the Huang State at Baoxiangsi, Guangshan county, Henan province is illustrated in Kaogu, 1984, No. 4, p. 315, pl. 17, no. 33, with description on p. 316.
Compare also the jade ornament with incised design of a coiled phoenix carved in a very similar style, drilled through the center, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan cangpin daxi: yuqi bian (Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade), Vol. 2, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Beijing, 2011, p. 222, no. 259, described as Western Zhou.
西周 龍紋玉飾 寬 2.7 厘米
