- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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This small dragon-shaped jade is presented in disk form. Only the head, with its gaping mouth, fangs, large eye, and reclining horn, reveals the dragon’s identity. A pattern of large hooks and spirals articulated in double lines covers the body. Extending along the outer edge of the jade, from the reclining horn to the pointed hook of the tail, is a regular crenelated pattern. (Mostly calcified; soil/cinnabar adhering; slight nick on tail; chip at suspension hole.)
- Published References
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- J. Keith Wilson, Jingmin Zhang. Jades for Life and Death. .
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Jades for Life and Death
- Google Cultural Institute
- SI Usage Statement
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International Image Interoperability Framework
FS-S1987.874_001