Lot 149. A fine and rare jade pendant (huang), Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC). Length 3 1/8 in., 7.8 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2014
finely carved on each side with interlocking T-scrolls, terminating with a pair of dragon heads with squared snouts, the open jaws exposing fangs and curled beards, pierced through an additional flange within the inner part of the huang with S-curls, the jade of beige color with olive-green inclusions .
Provenance: Acquired in Paris, 1979.
Property from the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 18 Mar 2014
