J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
Menu
51.
A WHITE JADE HUMAN FIGURE AND DRAGONS PENDANT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
the flat arc shaped plaque carved on both sides with the head of a man with finely delineated features crossing over the edge of the plaque to show the face in profile, crowned by long hair swept up and falling straight down behind, the body of the man formed by two large dragon heads stacked and interlaced, with the tail of one dragon forming the legs of the man, drilled with a conical aperture through the hair for stringing, the translucent white jade smoothly polished showing remains of cinnabar.
Length 2 1⁄4 inches (5.8 cm)
Compare the jade human figure and dragons pendant excavated at the Western Zhou cemetery of the Jin State at the Tianma-Qucun site, Shanxi province, illustrated in Wenwu, 1994, No. 8, pp. 16 and 18, fig 26.3.
Compare also the similar jade pendant 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. 224, no. 264.
西周 人首龍紋玉珮 長 5.8 厘米
Additional Images (Touch to enlarge)
51.
A WHITE JADE HUMAN FIGURE AND DRAGONS PENDANT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
Length 2 1⁄4 inches (5.8 cm)