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A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’
PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of flattened form, carved in low relief as a pair of intertwining dragon and
phoenix with their heads turned toward each other grasping one pearl
between their mouths, the plumage and scales finely defined, the smoothly
polished stone of an even white colour, pierced at the top to thread a string
. , ⅞ .
£ 5,000-8,000
HK$ 48,300-77,500 US$ 6,300-10,000
MENAGERIE 85
