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A FINELY CARVED GREYISH WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'DRAGON' FINIAL
A FINELY CARVED GREYISH WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'DRAGON' FINIAL

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

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A FINELY CARVED GREYISH WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'DRAGON' FINIAL
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The finial is carved in openwork as a sinuous two-horned dragon, rising from a dense network of lotus sprays, all supported on a concave base pierced for attachment, the stone of greyish white tone
2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) long
来源
Acquired from a French private collection

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Aster Ng
Aster Ng

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This form originates from the 'autumn mountain' hat finials which depicts deer and cranes symbolizing the hunting scene of the Jin dynasty (1115-1234). At later periods they were refitted as knots for covers of vessels. This size is of the largest in a wide range, discussed by J. Rawson, Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pp. 338-339, no. 25:15.