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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 —/”ÿ in. (11.6 cm.) diam.
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000
宋 / 明 黃玉螭龍紋瑗
detail ot the reverse
反面細部
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