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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
