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another view fig. 1 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
另一面 圖一 北京故宮博物院藏品

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A FINE WHITE JADE DRAGON-FORM
PENDANT

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

The flat plaque is finely carved in the form of a dragon with an
upward-turned head at one end of the arched s-shaped body, and
a coiled tail at the other end. The body and tail is carved on both
sides in low relief with comma spirals, and drilled from both sides
of the body with a suspension hole.
5 in. (13 cm.) long

HK$300,000-500,000US$39,000-65,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1998

Many variations exist of this type of dragon pendant. However,
the current example is noted for its fine material and lustrous
polish. It also has very attractive colouration around the edges.
Compare a pendant of similar form but with more complex
surface decoration, now in the Palace Museum, Beijing,
illustrated in Jadeware (I), The Complete Collection of Treasures
of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 180, no. 150 (fig. 1).

戰國 白玉龍紋珮

來源
1998年購於香港

青白玉，局部有深褐色沁斑，體片狀，兩面紋飾相同，雕一龍形，
小頭，張口，鼻部為上卷弦紋，龍身彎曲呈雙 S 形，滿飾旋形榖紋，
中部有一孔，可穿繩。

此類的龍珮有許多形制變化，不一而足，大體戰國時的龍珮無爪，
而漢朝後有爪出現。試比較一件形制近似但無爪的戰國玉龍珮，現
藏北京故宮博物院，著錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集 – 玉器
（上）》香港，1995 年，頁 180，圖版 150 號（圖一）。

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