Asian Art II - Part Two - 23rd May 2024
Lot 881
A CHINESE ARCHAIC JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £756
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Description
A CHINESE ARCHAIC JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT
WARRING STATES PERIOD
The mythical beast with its head facing proudly forward and its sinuous body curving back on itself, decorated all over with a low-relief pattern of comma-spirals, the yellowish-celadon stone with a large dark marking to the base, 5.5cm.
Provenance: formerly the collection of the Viceroy of Min-Zhe, who served in the Qing government from 1898-1903.