A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 1
A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 2
A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 3
A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 4
A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 5
A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 6
A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS - photo 7

A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS

Lot 34
29.09.2017 16:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 3 500
AuctioneerGalerie Zacke
Event locationAustria, Wien
Buyer Premium27.000%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 7372
Lot 34 | A NICELY CARVED S-SHAPED DRAGON PENDANT WITH AN INCISED PATTERN OF LINKED, SQUARED SCROLLS
Estimate value
€ 7 000
Jade. China, Eastern Zhou, 4th-3rd century BC
龍形玉佩 -東周時代, 公元前4世紀-前3世紀

WIDTH: 12.2 cm
寬 12.2 厘米

This dragon-shaped pendant, with a very simple design and decoration, has a definite character of expression. As with many other similar pendants carved in the Eastern Zhou period, the dragon is carved in profile, with an s-shaped body and a turned back, crested head. Three truncated appendages protrude from the bottom of the body: the tail is bifurcated and a bold curl at the bottom centre is framed by the arched body, which is pierced on top with a central hole for suspension. The dragon is carved from a roughly rectangular piece of jade and the shape of the body is established by cut-out areas that identify the curve in the neck, tail and limbs.

The patterns on the surface are divided into three distinct areas. The central, arched portion of the body is filled with linked squared scrolls while the neck and tail have an incised line in the centre and sets of incised double lines. Further lines are incised all along the border of the pendant, and on the head, where they mark the snout and oval eye.

The jade is almost totally chalky white with many speckles of brown. There are also some diffused areas in the form of small patches and stripes of an orange color, and a brownish strip on one side of the neck area, where the jade is more polished and probably where the only original and unaltered area remains. The central arched area has a marked slope and the jade is slightly thinner in the area where the suspension hole was drilled.

Literature comparison/Archaeological sites: The stone, alteration and surface decoration of this pendant are very similar to those on disc JAK917-036 in this auction, suggesting a common place of origin for the two jades. A very similar dragon pendant, but with completely plain surfaces, is in the Harvard Art Museums: see M. Loehr and L.G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA) 1975, no.429 (accession number 1943.50.431).

Expertise: Prof. Dr. Filippo Salviati

From an Austrian collection
奧地利老佔有

All jades in this catalogue have been professionally examined, authenticated and described by Prof. Fillipo Salviati. Professor Salviati teaches Chinese and Korean art at Sapienza University in Rome, in the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies. He is a world expert on archaic Chinese jades, having released multiple publications and being cited by renowned auction houses such as Sotheby’s.
Address of auction Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstrasse 112
1070 Wien
Austria
Preview
26.09.2017 – 28.09.2017
Phone +00 4315-320 452
Fax +43-1-5320452-20
Email
KS.YTQSJ@YQGOOF@
Buyer Premium 27.000
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 13:00 – 18:00   
Tu 13:00 – 18:00   
We 13:00 – 18:00   
Th 13:00 – 18:00   
Fr 13:00 – 18:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.