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2725
A JADE ‘DRAGON’ PLECTRUM-SHAPED ORNAMENT
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
The jade is vividly carved in openwork with a sinuous dragon surrounding the ‘archer’s
thumb ring-shaped ornament that is incised with ruyi-form scrolls.
2 ¡ in. (6 cm.)
HK$280,000-400,000US$37,000-52,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1998
漢 玉龍紋韘形珮
來源
1998年購於香港
2726
A JADE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ ORNAMENT, XI
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The flat ornament is carved in the shape of an intertwined dragon and phoenix, both
detailed with open jaws, horns, and pronounced eyes, the dragon with its tail terminating
in a backward curving point.
2 æ in. (7 cm.) high
HK$120,000-180,000US$16,000-23,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1996
戰國 玉龍鳳紋觿
來源
1996年購於香港
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