UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Jade pendant ‘Dragon’, Shang dynasty
Awarded For. 700 €
Lot 91.
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Description.
Carved jade pendant in an ochre hue with extensive areas of bone-coloured calcification. It has a circular or ‘jue’ shape, representing an archaic dragon with a circular body, sharp fangs and a serrated crest whose ends suggest the head and tail. Shang Dynasty (approx. 1600–1046 BC) or later.
Thickness: 0.9 cm. Diameter: 6 cm
Weight: 21 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
