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A JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG-DRAGON’
HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
The thick jade is carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised facily details
below pricked ears. The centre is pierced with a circular aperture opening to a slit on one
side, with an additional smaller aperture on the other side. The stone is of a yellow tone
with extensive areas of white alteration.
2 æ in. (7.1 cm.) high, box
US$26,000-38,000
HK$200,000-300,000
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1989

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