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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
91.
AN ARCHAIC JADE LONG PENDANT
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, circa 5th Century B.C.
of flattened oblong shape carved on two sides with a dense pattern of stylized dragon heads and curling cloud motifs, the design extended into the outline of the narrow notched edges, drilled with a longitudinal channel for stringing, the pale beige stone with russet markings.
Length 2 3⁄4 inches (7 cm)
Ex Collection Richard and Jean Salisbury
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1994 catalogue no. 39
Two similar jade pendants excavated from a Chu Kingdom tomb in Xiasi, Henan province are illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji (The Compendium of Chinese Art: Artifacts), Vol 9, Jades, Beijing, 1986, p. 54, no. 104.
東周 條形玉飾 長7厘米
來源 Richard and Jean Salisbury舊藏
藍理捷1994特展圖錄第39號
91.
AN ARCHAIC JADE LONG PENDANT
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, circa 5th Century B.C.
Length 2 3⁄4 inches (7 cm)