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A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’
CYLINDRICAL BEAD
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD,
CIRCA 570-476 BC
The tall bead of tapering form is carved to the sides in relief with a
stylised dragon motif within ridged borders. The semi-translucent
stone is of a pale celadon tone with areas of calcification.
6 ¿ in. (15.5 cm.) long, box
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-24,000
PROVENANCE
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
EXHIBITED
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese
Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 168
LITERATURE
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades,
Taipei, 1999, pl. 168
春秋晚期 白玉龍紋管
來源
養德堂珍藏,台北,入藏於 1999 年以前
展覽
國立故宮博物院,《羣玉別藏續集》,台北,1999年,圖錄
圖版168號
著錄
鄧淑蘋,《羣玉別藏續集》,台北,1999年,圖版168號
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