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47.
AN OPENWORK JADE ENTWINED DRAGONS ORNAMENT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
the thin plaque with slightly rounded front, pierced and carved with four dragons with long snouts encircling a small central aperture, the reverse plain, with incised outlines enhanced by remains of cinnabar red in contrast with the translucent gray-green jade.
Length 1 11⁄16 cm (4.3 cm)
Compare the Western Zhou openwork jade ornament of similar form and design illustrated by Yang, Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, no. 136, where the author refers to another similar openwork jade ornament excavated at Tanghu, Xinzheng county, Henan province.
西周 夔龍鏤空玉珮 長 4.3 厘米
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47.
AN OPENWORK JADE ENTWINED DRAGONS ORNAMENT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
Length 1 11⁄16 cm (4.3 cm)