A DARK CELADON JADE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON AND BIRD’ PENDANT SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC The flat pendant is carved in openwork as a long-tailed bird with a high crest surmounted by a bottle-horn dragon with a hole pierced through the tail. The stone is of a dark celadon tone with some opaque mottling. 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm.) long, box Provenance Acquired in Macau in 1988
A DARK CELADON JADE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON AND BIRD’ PENDANT SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC The flat pendant is carved in openwork as a long-tailed bird with a high crest surmounted by a bottle-horn dragon with a hole pierced through the tail. The stone is of a dark celadon tone with some opaque mottling. 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm.) long, box Provenance Acquired in Macau in 1988
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