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AN UNUSUAL CELADON JADE KUI-DRAGON
HEAD OWL-FORM ORNAMENT
SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC
The tapering pendant ending in a recessed tip is carved in the round as a standing owl
surmounted by a kui-dragon head with bottle-horns and a notched central ridge. The
details of the owl and the dragon head have been carved in double-line relief. There is a
tiny hole near the end of the ridge of the dragon’s head.
2 —/”ÿ in. (6.7 cm.) high, box
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired in Chicago in 1993

商 夔龍冠立鴞柄形器

來源
1993年購於芝加哥

rubbing
拓本

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