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WEISSER KUILONG-DRACHE ALS AMULETT

Lot 60
28.04.2017 17:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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€ 4 000
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ID 952
Lot 60 | WEISSER KUILONG-DRACHE ALS AMULETT
Estimate value
€ 8 000
WEISSER KUILONG-DRACHE ALS AMULETT
Jade
China
Östliche Zhou, 5. Jahrhundert vor
BREITE 10,5 CM, STÄRKE UM 3 MM
夔龍形玉雕護身符。中國，東周代，公元前5世紀。寬10.5厘米，厚約0.3厘米。維也納私人舊藏。

Bezeichnend für diese ältere Zeit ist die mehr stämmige, weniger vereinzelte Darstellung. Hier verkörpert der Drache die urige Kraft seines Wesens und vermittelt eine geradezu elementare Ausstrahlung. Der eher kleine Kopf ist bullig, das Unterkiefer amboßförmig. Der Körper ist zu einem liegenden S gewunden mit mehreren Ansätzen von Voluten und mit nur einem Bein. Die einbeinige archaische Drachenform wird als Kuilong bezeichnet. Besonders kraftvoll ist der spitz endende Schweif ausgeführt, nahezu gleich einem Beil. Sehr gute gedrungene Geschlossenheit dieser Jade, dagegen ein verspielter, fein eingeschliffener Liniendekor, jedoch sparsam angebracht. Die Muster sind Bögen mit Spiralen, einige kleine Felder haben Gitter.

Notes by Prof. Salviati: This ornament is carved in openwork in the shape of a dragon with a compressed s-shaped body whose head is turned towards the wide, curled tail. Further curls emerge from the body of the dragon which is embellished with spirals carved with thin incised lines in low relief. The jade is translucent and pale yellow, with earth encrustations, especially along the sides of the hollowed-out areas: when the light filters through the jade, the dust within the engraved lines highlights the delicately incised patterns, making them appear as if they are almost painted on the surface (see photos with details of the jade). Stylistically, the jade can be compared to a carving representing a winged dragon in the Harvard Art Museums collection, acc. no.1943.50.344: http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/205050?position=0 A somewhat comparable carving, but later in date, has been brought to light in 1991 from a Han tomb at Sanjiaowei, Tianchang city, Anhui province: it is reproduced in Yangzhou Museum, Han Guangling guo yuqi 汉廣陵國玉器 (Jade Wares of Guangling, Han Dynasty), Wenwu Chubanshe, Beijing 2003, p.77. The excavated jade is shaped as a dragon with a compressed, s-shaped body decorated with incised scrolls and volutes: the head has feline features and the tail is cut as in the present example.

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