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A WHITE JADE ‘DOUBLE-DRAGON’ 西周 玉璜
PENDANT, HUANG 來源
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C.1100-771 BC 養德堂舊藏，1989年購於台北
The arc-shaped huang is carved on both sides with a stylised motif
that represents the dragon’s body and legs, terminating at each end 本件玉璜上的龍紋為西周昭穆時期風格。可比較一件具有同時期裝飾風
with an abstract dragon head. A small hole is drilled for suspension 格例，著於《芮國金玉選粹-陝西韓城春秋寶藏》，西安，2007年，圖
at each end. 版15號，頁66-67。
5 ¿ in. (13.2 cm.) long, box

HK$280,000-400,000 US$37,000-52,000

PROVENANCE
Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1989
The dragon design on the current huang was a common design for
the early-Western Zhou Dynasty. Compare a similarly decorated jade
huang, excavate from the Rui State tomb, illustrated in Selected Bronze,
Jade and Gold Treasures from the Rui State of Early Spring and Autumn
Period, Xian, 207, no. 15, pp.66-67.

rubbing
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