A CELADON AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A DRAGON
A CELADON AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A DRAGON
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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A CELADON AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A DRAGON

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A CELADON AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A DRAGON
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The dragon with long, incised beard and knobby horns is shown in a crouched position with the head reared back and the long tail tucked under the body. The stone is of celadon and black tones with a few areas of brown mottling.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long
Provenance
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's New York, 2 June 1989, lot 291.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.

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