A LARGE JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG-DRAGON’ HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 BC The jade is carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised circular eyes below pricked ears, and pierced with a circular aperture to the centre between a slit and a smaller aperture for suspension. The stone is of a green tone with extensive areas of white alterations. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high, box Provenance Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei prior to 1999
A LARGE JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG-DRAGON’ HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 BC The jade is carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised circular eyes below pricked ears, and pierced with a circular aperture to the centre between a slit and a smaller aperture for suspension. The stone is of a green tone with extensive areas of white alterations. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high, box Provenance Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei prior to 1999
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