J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
107.
A PAIR OF ARCHAIC JADE SILHOUETTE DRAGON PENDANTS
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th Century B.C.
each flat plaque simply carved in outline with the dragon’s head turned back and forked tail turned up, drilled for stringing at the center of the curled body, the olive green stone with earth and bronze corrosion encrusted on the plain matte surface.
Length 4 3⁄16 inches (10.6 cm)
Compare the pair of jade silhouette dragons excavated from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng at Suizhou, Hubei province, illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 10, Hubei, Hunan, Beijing, 2005, p. 84.
東周 龍形玉珮一對 長10.6厘米
107.
A PAIR OF ARCHAIC JADE SILHOUETTE DRAGON PENDANTS
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th Century B.C.
Length 4 3⁄16 inches (10.6 cm)