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3206 A SMALL YELLOW JADE PENDANT

A CARVED WHITE JADE DRAGON- EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (770-256 BC)
FORM PENDANT, JUE
The square ornament with notched edges is carved
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1046-771 BC) on both sides with four pairs of dragon heads
surrounding the central round opening. The jade is
The pendant is carved in the shape of a coiled of a pale yellowish-green colour with areas of russet
mythical beast with fangs, circular eyes, a long tail, inclusions.
and detailed with scrolls on the body. 1 æ in. (4.3 cm.) long
1 Ω in. (4 cm.) diam.
HK$260,000-500,000 US$34,000-65,000
HK$90,000-150,000 US$12,000-19,000
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong in 2000
A Venetian private collection, acquired prior to 1998
A Belgian private collection, acquired in 1998 A jade square pendant of similar form and decoration
Acquired in Virginia, America in 2000 was found in an Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC) tomb in
Huixian, Henan province, illustrated in A Harvest of New
西周 玉龍形玦 Scholarship, Taipei, 1998, p. 74, no. 59.
來源
威尼斯私人珍藏，入藏於 1998 年以前 東周 黃玉龍紋方珮
比利時私人珍藏，入藏於 1998 年 來源
2000 年購於美國弗吉尼亞州 2000 年購於香港

12 可參照一件河南輝縣琉璃閣東周墓出土的玉方珮，其形
制、紋飾與本拍品相近，載於《來自碧落與黃泉》，台北，
1998 年，74 頁，編號 59。

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