J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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FOURTEEN JADE BEADS WITH INCISED DRAGON DESIGNS
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
of irregular flattened tubular form, each incised with a dissolved dragon motif in linear style continuing over all sides, the grayish-green jade showing remains of earth and cinnabar.
Lengths 5⁄8 – 1 3⁄16 inches (1.6 – 3.1 cm)
Three Zhou dynasty jade beads of similar form carved with dissolved dragon motifs excavated at Shangguo, Wenxi county, Shanxi province and now in the Shanxi Provincial Museum are illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 3, Shanxi, Beijing, 2005, p. 166.
西周 龍紋玉珠十四件 長 1.6 – 3.1 厘米
