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Auction archive: Lot number 830

THE JUNKUNC JADE DRAGON HEAD AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON HEAD

Estimate
US$2,500,000 - US$3,500,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 830

THE JUNKUNC JADE DRAGON HEAD AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON HEAD

Estimate
US$2,500,000 - US$3,500,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

THE JUNKUNC JADE DRAGON HEAD AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON HEAD TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The menacing dragon head is carved with open mouth exposing sharp teeth and curved fangs below a pointed, upturned muzzle that pushes back against large round nostrils, thickly furrowed brows above the eyes, and back-swept mane that ends in tight curls. A pair of long, ridged horns lay back against the top of the head. The underside is hollowed with a slanted rectangular trough and both sides and the top are each pierced with a small circular hole. The softly polished jade of even pale grey-green color has remnants of red pigment. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) long, stand Provenance Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection, acquired prior to 1958.

Auction archive: Lot number 830
Auction:
Datum:
13 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
New York
Beschreibung:

THE JUNKUNC JADE DRAGON HEAD AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON HEAD TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The menacing dragon head is carved with open mouth exposing sharp teeth and curved fangs below a pointed, upturned muzzle that pushes back against large round nostrils, thickly furrowed brows above the eyes, and back-swept mane that ends in tight curls. A pair of long, ridged horns lay back against the top of the head. The underside is hollowed with a slanted rectangular trough and both sides and the top are each pierced with a small circular hole. The softly polished jade of even pale grey-green color has remnants of red pigment. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) long, stand Provenance Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection, acquired prior to 1958.

Auction archive: Lot number 830
Auction:
Datum:
13 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
New York
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