J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
92.
AN ARCHAIC WHITE JADE LONG PENDANT
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, circa 5th Century B.C.
of tapered oblong shape, carved in varied relief on two rounded sides with a dense pattern of stylized dragon heads dissolved in curling cloud scroll motifs, the design extended into the outline of the square-cut notched edges, drilled with a longitudinal channel for stringing, the pure white translucent stone showing touches of russet at both ends.
Length 3 5⁄8 inches (9.3 cm)
Compare the jade oblong pendant of closely related form and design in the Avery Brundage Collection, illustrated in the catalogue of the traveling exhibition shown at Musée Cernuschi, Jades chinois: Pierres d’immortalité, Paris, 1997, p. 76, no. 34.
東周 條形白玉飾 長9.3厘米
