A SERPENTINE 'FIGURE' PENDANT HAN DYNASTY |

carved in the round as a standing man with an official's hat, dressed in long flared robes concealing the body, the eyes, mouth, and long beard incised, the stone a yellow-green with pale yellow and russet streaks

Collection of Sir Michael Wright (d. 1976).
John Sparks, London, 27th May 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 135.

Overall in good condition with a minute chip to the corner of the hat and a few scattered minute nicks and minor surface unevenness. The pendant is pierced at the figure's head and hands.
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For similar examples in jade, see one sold in our Hong Kong rooms 29th November 2018, lot 463, and another sold in these rooms, 18th March 2014, lot 163.