Lot 158. A jade 'Dragon' pendant, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Length 5 1/8  in., 13 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 10,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2014

of S-shape with its head turned back facing its body and upcurled tail in the form of a stylized bird, the body decorated on each side with comma-spirals in relief, the jade of dark green color.

Provenance: Acquired in the United States, 23rd October 1979.

Property from the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection.

Literature: Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 93

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 18 Mar 2014