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SHANG EARLY WESTERN ZHOU, CIRCA 1100 BC
细节
THREE JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANTS
SHANG EARLY WESTERN ZHOU, CIRCA 1100 BC
Each of arc-shape cut from a thin jade plaque, incised on both sides with single and double groove lines to depict a stylised crouching dragon with its foreleg gathered under its head, the first a fragment of a larger piece, drilled with two holes, the stone of even pale green tone with minor inclusions; the second made as a tool with a flat tail as the cutting edge, drilled with two holes, the stone of greyish-green tone with heavy alteration; the last with a curled tail and drilled with three holes, the stone of brownish-yellow tone with darker inclusions
The first 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long (3)
SHANG EARLY WESTERN ZHOU, CIRCA 1100 BC
Each of arc-shape cut from a thin jade plaque, incised on both sides with single and double groove lines to depict a stylised crouching dragon with its foreleg gathered under its head, the first a fragment of a larger piece, drilled with two holes, the stone of even pale green tone with minor inclusions; the second made as a tool with a flat tail as the cutting edge, drilled with two holes, the stone of greyish-green tone with heavy alteration; the last with a curled tail and drilled with three holes, the stone of brownish-yellow tone with darker inclusions
The first 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long (3)
来源
Baron and Baroness von Oertzen Collection
出版
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. A88, p. 58; A86, p. 58; A87, p. 58
注意事项
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium