A SMALL JADE PENDANT DEPICTING A COILED DRAGON, EASTERN ZHOU
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A SMALL JADE PENDANT DEPICTING A COILED DRAGON, EASTERN ZHOU
China, Eastern Zhou, 4th-3rd century BC. Finely carved as a sinuously coiled dragon, its body gently curved forming an arch and each side decorated with small spiral-commas (guwen) in relief. The opaque stone with calcification and of a beige tone.
Condition: Good condition with little wear, nibbling to the edges, few minuscule chips here and there, and soil encrustations.
Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent.
Weight: 22.9 g
Dimensions: Length 8.8 cm
Literature comparison:
A related green jade huang pendant of very similar form, dated to the Western Han dynasty, is housed in the Musee Guimet in Paris.
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A SMALL JADE PENDANT DEPICTING A COILED DRAGON, EASTERN ZHOU
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