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2728 西周早期 玉龍紋玦
A JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, JUE
來源
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 1999年以前購自台北雲中居
CIRCA 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
此玦質厚圓渾，雕工俐落明快，龍身捲曲，首尾呼應，形象活靈活現，
The pendant is carved in the shape of a coiled dragon with fangs, 為西周玉器中難能可貴之精品。河南三門峽虢國公墓曾出土一件非常相
circular eyes, a long tail, and detailed with stylised scrolls on the 似的同類例子，現展於虢國博物館。
body.
1 æ in. (4.3 cm.) wide, box

HK$350,000-600,000 US$43,000-75,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired from Chang Wei-Hwa & Company, Taipei, prior to
1999

It is extremely rare to find a jade jue of this thickness and with such
crisp and lively carving. A closely related example was excavated in a
tomb belonging to a nobleman in Guo State, one of the smaller states
founded at the beginning of the Western Zhou dynasty, currently
exhibited at the Guo State Museum in Sanmenxia, Henan province.

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