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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A FINELY CARVED YELLOW JADE ‘CHILONG’ DISC, YUAN
SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
细节
A FINELY CARVED YELLOW JADE ‘CHILONG’ DISC, YUAN
SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
The disc is carved in low relief with a pair of sinuous chilong, arranged head to tail around the disc, each detailed with a long curling bifurcated tail. The slightly concave reverse is similarly incised with four three-clawed dragons, all between double-line borders. The sides are further carved in relief with three chilong dragons with bifurcated tails. The stone is of a greenish-yellow tone.
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.) diam.
SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
The disc is carved in low relief with a pair of sinuous chilong, arranged head to tail around the disc, each detailed with a long curling bifurcated tail. The slightly concave reverse is similarly incised with four three-clawed dragons, all between double-line borders. The sides are further carved in relief with three chilong dragons with bifurcated tails. The stone is of a greenish-yellow tone.
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.) diam.
荣誉呈献
Sibley Ngai