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AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON-
FISH’ DISC
LATE MING DYNASTY
the coiled flat body finely carved in low relief to each side
with a large dragon head biting its tail, behind the tail a
small dragon emerges, the well-polished stone of very
pale celadon tone with light buff inclusions
Width 10.5 cm, 4⅛ in.

£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 59,000-78,500 US$ 7,500-10,000
晚明 青玉仿古魚紋牌飾

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A PALE CELADON JADE BUCKLE
MING DYNASTY OR LATER
the oval body carved with conjoined c-scrolls, the stone
of very pale celadon tone
Width 5.2 cm, 2 in.

£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
明或以後 青白玉帶扣

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A CELADON JADE ‘TWIN DRAGON’ PENDANT
WARRING STATES PERIOD
modelled as two intertwined dragons with long snouts
and curled horns, detailed to the body on both sides with
stylised ‘C’ scrolls and centred with a taotie mask design
below a small aperture, the stone of even celadon tone
with faint white highlights
Length 9.2 cm, 3⅝ in.
For a very similar double-dragon pendant, dated to the
Eastern Zhou, see A. Salmony, Carved Jade of Ancient
China, 1982, pl. XL, no. 3; compare another example,
published in W. Charles Wright, Tombs of Old Loyang,
Shanghai, 1934, pl. CXXVI, no. 311.
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£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
戰國 青玉雙龍珮

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