A SONG-STYLE YELLOW JADE 'HAWK' PENDANT 17TH/18TH CENTURY

carved naturalistically with the bird in flight with legs drawn up and wings outstretched, the stone of a warm yellow colour with attractive russet inclusions skilfully worked to depict a light brown body, pierced at the neck for suspension

There is a chip to the tip of the hawk's tail and a minor nick to the edge of one wing.
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Pendants in the form of hawks with outstretched wings were influenced by Han dynasty prototypes, such as one excavated in Xinzhuang village, Shaanxi province, included in the exhibition Gilded Dragons, British Museum, London, 1999, cat. no. 23.