UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
White jade pendant ‘Phoenix and dragon’, Eastern Han dynasty
Awarded For. 500 €
Lot 128.
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Description.
White jade pendant with a polished glassy finish. The piece is circular with an openwork design featuring two intertwined mythological creatures: a phoenix and a dragon. The masterful openwork carving and fine bas-relief detailing the plumage, scales and sinuous tails of both figures in a play of organic forms are particularly noteworthy. Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) or later.
Size: 5.5 x 1.6 x 5.4 cm
Weight: 66.7 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
