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A JADE ‘DRAGON’ NOTCHED with decoration on one side but plain on the other, thus it is possible
that it was a part of a whole and could have been affixed to another
RING, YAHUAN element. It is also possible that the present yahuan was worn as a
pendant through the circular aperture. A similar yahuan dated to the
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC early Western Zhou dynasty, is illustrated in Archaic Chinese Jades from
The flattened ring is carved in the form of a dragon with an arched the Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago, 1952, pp.
body decorated with notched edges. One side is decorated with 94-5, no. 1.
circular eyes, a snout-like nose and an upwardly curved horn. The
other side is left plain. A suspension hole is drilled from both sides 西周 龍形牙環
of the body.
3 Ω in. (9 cm.) diam., box 來源
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000 藍田山房舊藏，1991年購於台北
牙環和牙璧，是「龍山文化」特有的器型。此件西周龍形牙環非常稀
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991 有，龍首造型及刻工簡潔樸質，龍背有6組齒狀棱脊，另一面則素面無
工，可能為鑲嵌器，但龍身有打孔，所以也可能作為佩帶之用。近似例
Rings and bi discs with notched flanges known as yahuan and yabi, 可參考一件定年西周早期的龍形牙環，載於《Archaic Chinese Jades from
respectively, were types of jade carvings more often associated with the the Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection》，芝加哥，1952年，
Longshan Culture (C. 2500-2000 BC), and it is rare to find an example 頁94-5，圖版1號。
dating to the Western Zhou dynasty. The present yahuan is only carved

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