ID 807607
Lot 821 | A MOTTLED PALE BEIGE JADE 'DRAGON’ PENDANT
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The pendant is of arched shape and is carved with circular eyes and the mouth is pierced for suspension. The stone is of mottled pale beige tones with some opaque white inclusions.
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, by 1979.
Literature
F. Salviati, The Language of Adornment: Chinese Ornaments of Jade, Crystal, Amber and Glass from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty, Paris, 2002, no. 12.
Exhibited
From the Lands of Asia, Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex, Montreal, 16 November 2016-19 March 2017; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, 4 March-19 August 2018.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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