A WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'DRAGON' PLAQUE

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

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A WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'DRAGON' PLAQUE
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
The rectangular plaque is well carved on both sides as a fierce, sinuous dragon with long mane and open jaws leaping above scrolling clouds as it reaches out to grasp a flaming pearl. The stone is of even white color.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long, box

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Lot Essay

Compare the very similar jade openwork plaque depicting a dragon and scrolling clouds, in the collection of the China Cultural Heritage Information Center, Beijing, illustrated by Gu Fang (ed.) in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections, vol. 2, Beijing, 2010, p. 226, where it is attributed to the Song dynasty. Another white jade plaque of Song date carved with a similar dragon and clouds is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 41 - Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 72, no. 62.

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