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MID-LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-221 BC
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A JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PENDANT
MID-LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-221 BC
The s-shaped pendant is carved as a slender undulating dragon, the head on one end with a long snout and split mouth, the tail transforming into a phoenix facing a small bird perched on the back of the dragon.
5 7⁄8 in. (14.9 cm.) long, box
MID-LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-221 BC
The s-shaped pendant is carved as a slender undulating dragon, the head on one end with a long snout and split mouth, the tail transforming into a phoenix facing a small bird perched on the back of the dragon.
5 7⁄8 in. (14.9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Jinhuatang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1996
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, no. 177
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, no. 176
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien (連懷恩)
VP, Senior Specialist