A SMALL CHINESE JADE PIG-DRAGON CARVING

£2,500 - £3,500 £4,788

A SMALL CHINESE JADE PIG-DRAGON CARVING
PROBABLY HONGSHAN CULTURE, NEOLITHIC PERIOD

In the form of a coiled dragon with its tail curving towards the head, subtly detailed with a wrinkled snout and bulging eyes, the neck drilled for suspension, the stone of a light green tone with small areas of opaque beige, 4.6cm.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (I), p.64, pl.54 for a similar pendant.

新石器時期紅山文化（可能）玉豬龍

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