Lot 2015
  • 2015

A JADE COILED DRAGON WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 HKD
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Description

the flat, circular pale-green plaque carved with a dragon in profile on both sides, his mouth biting the tip of his tail, with traces of cinnabar on the surface

Literature

Hei-Chi, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 58.

Condition

The overall condition is very good with some light stains to the surface of the jade from burial.
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