J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
72.
AN ARCHAIC JADE FISH PENDANT
Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty, circa 12th-10th Century B.C.
with dragon head, a pair of fins projecting from both sides of the belly.
Length 3 3⁄8 inches (8.7 cm)
A similar fish pendant from the Hotung Collection is illustrated by Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p. 25, fig. 10, described as made from a collared disc, an example of repurposed jade during the Shang dynasty.
商 / 西周早期 魚形玉珮 長8.7厘米
72.
AN ARCHAIC JADE FISH PENDANT
Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty, circa 12th-10th Century B.C.
Length 3 3⁄8 inches (8.7 cm)