J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
106.
AN ARCHAIC JADE DRAGON PENDANT
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 B.C.)
carved in the round with slender flattened serpentine body and small head with rounded ears and protruding eyes, with double scroll pattern freely incised all over, the pale green jade altered to tan on one side, with remains of cinnabar red filling the incised lines and highlighting the decoration, drilled through the back for stringing.
Length 3 3⁄8 inches (8.7 cm)
A similar jade dragon of slender flattened form decorated with double scroll pattern and pierced through the back is illustrated by Salmony, Archaic Chinese Jades from the Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago, 1952, p. 224, no. 2.
東周 龍形玉飾 長8.7厘米
