'dragon' pendant

Lot 136. A calcified jade 'dragon' pendant, huang, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); 12.3 cm. Lot sold: 201,600 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 carved on both sides as an arched dragon in profile, depicted with faintly incised eyes, short horns, and a long upturned snout with a striated band delineating the open mouth, the slender body finely rendered with two ridges and etched with rolling wave patterns on a ground of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A rare pair of grey jade 'dragon' pendants, Warring States Period-Han Dynasty (475 BC-220 AD); 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long. (2). Sold for 16,575 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Each serpentine pendant carved flat in the form of a stylised dragon with curving sinuous body issuing short limbs, the head facing forwards with a prominent snout, incised to each side with a dense design of tight scrolls, the stone of pale grey hue with darker grey inclusions, a small drilled aperture to the lower body. Provenance: Robert... [Lire la suite]

Lot 143. A pale green jade 'dragon' pendant, Eastern Zhou-Han dynasty. Length 6¾ in., 17.1 cm. Lot sold: 9,450 USD (Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD). © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.8.29.. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 173. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A yellow jade 'dragon' pendant, heng, Warring States Period (475–221 BC); 11.8 cm. Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD. Lot sold: 302,400 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of flat arc form with each end worked to depict a dragon's head, each flat side worked with raised bosses, pierced through at the centre for suspension, the stone of a warm yellowish-beige colour with russet patches. Property from the Kuan Yi Ju Collection. Exhibited: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, c. 2005 (label). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3413. A Russet Jade 'Dragon' Pendant, Late Shang – early Western Zhou dynasty; 7 cm, 2 3/4  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 375,000 HKD (48,304 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's  the flat stone cut and worked in the form of a stylised dragon in profile, its body incised with square scrolls terminating in a curled tail, the head turned to one side and detailed with almond-shaped eyes, scrolled horns and an upturned snout, perforated with a small aperture, the stone of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3095. A rare calcified jade 'Dragon' pendant, Late Shang–Early Western Zhou dynasty; 4.3 cm, 1 5/7  in. Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 437,500 HKD. © Sotheby's 2018 the plaque rendered as a dragon with a long curled tail, each side detailed with fine incisions depicting the mythical beast's horn, eye, wing and tail, the upper and lower edge pierced with an aperture, the stone of an even ivory colour. Provenance: Christie’s Hong Kong, 1st October 1991, lot... [Lire la suite]

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. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. A jade 'Dragon' pendant, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Length 5 in., 12.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 35,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2014 the flat pendant carved in the form of a sinuous dragon with curled flanges, its head turned back facing its chest and hooked tail, carved on both sides with even rows of relief spirals, the green jade with reddish inclusions. Provenance: Acquired in Paris, 12th October 1982. Property from the Sam and Myrna Myers... [Lire la suite]

lot 22. A white and russet jade 'dragon' pendant, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 19,420 - USD 25,894). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The pendant is carved and pierced in relief to the upper surface with two coiling dragons highlighted by the dark brown skin, their long bodies and tails curling around the central aperture. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) long Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1993 Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]