- 3026
A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description
- jade
of flattened form, skilfully worked as a sinuous dragon with a crested head and an elongated curved snout, the body decorated on both sides with neatly arranged scrollwork, the body pierced with an aperture, the stone of a pale beige-white colour with traces of cinnabar
Provenance
C.T. Loo, Paris.
Collection of R.H. Norton (1875-1953), Palm Beach, Florida, acquired in 1950.
Collection of Beatrice Norton-Richards (1920-2001), and thence by descent.
Christie's New York, 19th/20th September 2013, lot 1665.
Collection of R.H. Norton (1875-1953), Palm Beach, Florida, acquired in 1950.
Collection of Beatrice Norton-Richards (1920-2001), and thence by descent.
Christie's New York, 19th/20th September 2013, lot 1665.
Exhibited
Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1973, on loan.