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Jade. China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th to 3rd cent. BC
A S-formed coiled dragon with short body tapering to a tip like a blade and only one leg (one spiral appendage), as well as an archaic kuilong. The head is very wellcrafted with lively expression - big eyes, snout held high, the teeth bared, bearded chin. The fluted horn is two-pieced and sticks out boldly, the ends are curled in. Also in the relief, crafted on both sides, spirals dominate, next to little circles. Very good translucence, milky greenyellow color of the jade, dark red to black-brown areas. Minimal traces of aging, very good preservation.玉龙形佩 – 东周, 公元前4世纪-前3世纪 长8.5 厘米; 宽5 厘米
LENGTH 8,5 CM, WIDTH (NOSE-HORN) 5 CM
From an Austrian-Hungarian collection
Accompanying this jade, is an expertise by Univ. Prof. Dr. Filippo Salviati. Also from him, is the following information about comparative examples from publicized excavations or offered from specialist literature:
A comparative dragon-shaped pendant is in The Art Institute, Chicago, acc. no. 1950.665, and was originally published in A. Salmony, Archaic Chinese Jades from the Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago 1952, Pl. 85, no.1. Another similar dragon-shaped pendant has come to light from the early Western Han period tomb of the King of Nanyue, in Guangzhou: see Yang Boda, Zhongguo meishu quanji: yuqi (Chinese works of art series: jade) vol.9, Beijing 1986, no.138.