6th Nov, 2023 10:00
Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
A LARGE ARCHAIC JADE CARVING OF A 'PIG DRAGON'
玉豬龍
A LARGE ARCHAIC JADE CARVING OF A 'PIG DRAGON'
Neolithic Period, Hongshan Culture (Circa 3500 - 2000 B.C.E)
玉豬龍
Carved in the Hongshan style to depict a coiled zhulong ('Pig Dragon'), with bulging eyes, wrinkled snout and flared nostrils, the slit below the lips terminating before meeting the central perforation, pierced with a small aperture for suspension, carved from a dark green stone suffused with russet inclusions and pale green flecks,
11.5cm high
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PROVENANCE:
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。
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