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A CELADON AND BROWN JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, WARRING STATES PERIOD
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A CELADON AND BROWN JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, WARRING STATES PERIOD

China, 475-221 BC. Finely carved, the slender dragon coiling its body in a circle, its short tail drawn up towards its curled horn, the mouth agape, long snout curling upwards, the body neatly decorated with raised comma-spirals and C-scrolls.

The translucent jade is of a yellowish celadon tone with dark brown patches, russet specks, and scattered icy veins.

Provenance: From the personal collection of Xu Yingkui (1830-1903), Viceroy of Min-Zhe, Guangzhou, China, this piece has been passed down directly through three generations within his family. Xu Yingkui, a first-rank court official, served as Viceroy of Min-Zhe, Governor of Fuzhou, and General of Fujian from 1898 to 1903 during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (1871-1908). Born into a prestigious gentry family in Guangzhou, Xu was the godson of Empress Cixi and the grandnephew of Lu Xun. He was a poet, scholar, avid art collector, and influential politician. Notably, Xu was appointed Viceroy of Min-Zhe shortly before the Boxer Rebellion. During the rebellion, he famously signed the Mutual Protection of South China Agreement, striving to maintain peace and sovereignty in his province alongside Yuan Shikai, the future president of the Republic of China, and three others, openly defying the Qing court. After the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Eight-Nation Alliance and China, Xu retired. In his retirement, he planned to construct a large and luxurious private garden in Guangzhou, but he passed away before the project could be realized.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear and shallow surface scratches. Traces of usage and burial. Minor nicks to edges. The jade with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.

Weight: 18.7 g
Dimensions: Length 5.3 cm

Jade, known as the ‘Stone of Heaven’, represents wisdom, beauty, courage, and perfection. This combined with the powerful iconography of the dragon, creates a strong symbol of luck and good fortune. Jades in this form have a long tradition of being used as ritualistic objects, in particular tokens of rank and symbolic aids for the celestial journey thought to be undertaken by the dead. In the Zhou dynasty, the number of ritualistic jades increased significantly in burial sites, as multiple plaques, pendants, and beads were draped over the face and body of the deceased.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 2719
Price: HKD 1,860,000 or approx. EUR 246,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing.
Description: A white jade dragon-form pendant, Warring States period
Expert remark: Compare the related form, subject, manner of carving, and decoration. Note the size (13 cm).

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拍品估价:400 - 800 欧元 起拍价格:400 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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