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A JADE ‘DOUBLE- A JADE ‘DOUBLE- A PALE JADE
DRAGON’ PENDANT, DRAGON’ PENDANT, ‘DOUBLE-DRAGON’
HUANG HUANG PENDANT, HENG
MID-WARRING STATES MID-WARRING STATES MID-WARRING STATES
PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
The arc-shaped pendant is carved with a The arc-shaped pendant is carved with The slender arc-shaped pendant is carved
dragon's head with a split mouth on both a dragon's head with a split mouth on with a dragon's head on either end with
ends with a conjoined body, carved with either end with their bodies intertwined, a long snout and a split mouth, and their
comma spirals on both side and pierced carved with comma spirals on both sides bodies conjoined. Both sides are carved
with a suspension hole to the centre and to and pierced with a suspension hole to the with comma spirals, with a tiny suspension
one lower snout of the dragon. The semi- centre. The stone is of mottled greenish- hole to the centre.
translucent stone is of pale greyish tone white tone. 4…Õ/”ÿ in. (12.6 cm.) long, box
with black speckling. 4Æ in. (12 cm.) long, box
4¡ in. (11.2 cm.) long, box HK$160,000-250,000
HK$100,000-150,000 US$21,000-32,000
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
US$13,000-19,000 PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE The Yangdetang Collection, acquired
PROVENANCE The Yangdetang Collection, acquired in before 1999 from E Yuan Tang Chinese
The Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1988 Art, Taipei
Taipei in 1988
The present pendant is very similar to the Dragons found on pendants of the Mid-
Compare three ‘double-dragon’ pendants preceding lot in this sale, lot 2736 but more Warring States period are characterised by
of this shape excavated at the Guwei Village slender in proportion. See lot 2736 for their long upturned snouts, split mouths
tomb site, Hui County, Henan Province, one discussion on other similar pendants. and triangular horns extending backwards.
plain, the other two nearly identical to each It is interesting to note that the dragons on
other and very similar to the present pendant the present pendant have an unusually long
but with a more angular jaw, illustrated in 戰國中期 雙龍首玉璜 snout. Compare a very similar ‘double-dragon’
Zhongguo yuqi quanji-3-Spring Autumn Period, pendant in the Yangdetang Collection,
Hebei, 1993, nos. 195, 196, 197, respectively. illustrated in Jades of Warring States Period,
來源 Taipei, 2007, no. 68.
養德堂舊藏，1988 年購於台北
戰國中期 雙龍首玉璜
此璜與本場拍賣拍品 2736 號近似，惟身形較細 戰國中期 雙龍首玉珩
長。見拍品 2736 號關於其他近似例之討論。
來源
養德堂舊藏，1988 年購於台北 來源
養德堂舊藏，1999 年前購於台北一言堂
比較河南省輝縣固圍村出土三件造型類似的雙
龍玉璜，一光素無紋飾，其他二件近乎相同， 以線具拉切出張口翹鼻及後掠地三角形龍角的
應為一組玉珮中的兩件飾物，亦與此十分相 雙龍紋造型於戰國中期極為盛行。此器上翹的
近，惟鼻吻、下顎等處處理較為尖銳，見《中 龍鼻尤為誇張。比較養德堂藏一件極為類似的
國玉器全集 -3- 春秋 戰國》，河北，1993 年， 雙龍玉珩，見《戰國玉器》，台北，2007 年，
圖版 195、196、197 號。 圖版 68 號。

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