A JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG-DRAGON’ HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC The thick jade is carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised facily details below pricked ears. The centre is pierced with a circular aperture opening to a slit on one side, with an additional smaller aperture on the other side. The stone is of a yellow tone with extensive areas of white alteration. 2 3/4 in. (7.1 cm.) high, box Provenance Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1989
A JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG-DRAGON’ HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC The thick jade is carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised facily details below pricked ears. The centre is pierced with a circular aperture opening to a slit on one side, with an additional smaller aperture on the other side. The stone is of a yellow tone with extensive areas of white alteration. 2 3/4 in. (7.1 cm.) high, box Provenance Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1989
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