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A blue and white 'dragon' bottle vase. Qing dynasty, 18th century

A blue and white 'dragon' bottle vase. Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo Sotheby's the compressed pear-shaped body rising from a flared foot to a tall cylindrical neck, painted in bright cobalt-blue tones with two writhing five-clawed dragons in pursuit...

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23 janvier 2012

The Dragon clip. Van Cleef & Arpels

The Dragon clip. Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Van Cleef & Arpels The Dragon clip from Van Cleef & Arpels’ private collection is a magnificent tribute to the Chinese mythical animal. Dragon stands for happiness, immortality, procreation, fertility and activity,...

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23 janvier 2012

Two silk brocade fragments with dragon decoration. Ming dynasty

Two silk brocade fragments with dragon decoration. Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams Each of thin russet silk woven with horizontal stripes and leiwen bands above and below a wider band of dragons: one fragment featuring dragons woven in blue facing to the...

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23 janvier 2012

A white jade belt fitting with dragon. Late Ming dynasty

A white jade belt fitting with dragon. Late Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams Of thin rectangular section, carved in relief with a dragon striding amid clouds and the flat back drilled with five pairs of holes for attachment to another surface; the pale greenish-white...

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23 janvier 2012

A rectangular nephrite belt plaque. Ming dynasty

A rectangular nephrite belt plaque. Ming dynasty . Photo Bonhams Of horizontal orientation with rounded corners, displaying a five-clawed dragon amid fruiting and leafy branches deeply undercut and highlighted with incised lines; the grayish white matrix...

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23 janvier 2012

A reticulated nephrite dragon plaque. Ming dynasty

A reticulated nephrite dragon plaque. Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams Of rectangular form and thin section, intricately cut with two shou medallions separated by a dragon stalking through cloud scrolls cut in two layers of relief, the pale gray-green matrix...

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23 janvier 2012

Année du Dragon

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14 janvier 2012

An embroidered dragon roundel. Late Qing dynasty

An embroidered dragon roundel. Late Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams The split front roundel possibly removed from an official's satin surcoat (gunfu), displaying a front facing five-clawed dragon rendered in couched threads wrapped in gold leaf amid churning...

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12 janvier 2012

Dragon Jewellery for Prosperity in the Year of Dragon

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11 janvier 2012

$3 million gift from the Avenir Foundation to the Denver Art Museum

Detail of Dragon insignia roundel, silk and gold thread embroidery on silk. China , Qing Dynasty, second half 19th century. Denver Art Museum ; Neusteter Textile Collection: Gift of Mrs. Carroll B. Malone DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum announced today...

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A blue and white 'dragon' bottle vase. Qing dynasty, 18th century

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The Dragon clip. Van Cleef & Arpels

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Two silk brocade fragments with dragon decoration. Ming dynasty﻿

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A white jade belt fitting with dragon. Late Ming dynasty

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A rectangular nephrite belt plaque. Ming dynasty

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A reticulated nephrite dragon plaque. Ming dynasty

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Année du Dragon

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An embroidered dragon roundel. Late Qing dynasty

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Dragon Jewellery for Prosperity in the Year of Dragon

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$3 million gift from the Avenir Foundation to the Denver Art Museum

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Two silk brocade fragments with dragon decoration. Ming dynasty