Period:Ming dynasty Production date:16thC
Materials:jade
Technique:carved
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Height: 5.10 centimetres Width: 5.30 centimetres
Description:
White jade pear-shaped open work “dragon” plaque.
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![图片[1]-plaque BM-2022-3034.201-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Jades/654_.jpg)
Comments:Carved as a sinuous scaley four-clawed dragon above a mountain peak on a curled tendril ground within a plain border (small chip to reverse edge). See James C. Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, The Asia Society, New York, 1980; see Rawson 1995, p.343, cat.no.25.27. 16th-17th century. A peach-shaped plaque displays a prancing dragon against a background of fine openwork tendrils, with double curls that echo, but do not represent, the shapes of clouds and lingzhi fungus. The ambiguity may not have been conscious, but no doubt added to the generally auspicious character of the jade. There is one double hole on the back for attachment. Peach-shaped plaques took the place of the pointed heart-shaped plaques used on earlier belts. As discussed by James Watt, Ming dynasty belts often had nineteen pieces, of which six were peach shaped, two rectangular, seven square and four long and narrow.
Materials:jade
Technique:carved
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Height: 5.10 centimetres Width: 5.30 centimetres
Description:
White jade pear-shaped open work “dragon” plaque.
IMG
Comments:Carved as a sinuous scaley four-clawed dragon above a mountain peak on a curled tendril ground within a plain border (small chip to reverse edge). See James C. Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, The Asia Society, New York, 1980; see Rawson 1995, p.343, cat.no.25.27. 16th-17th century. A peach-shaped plaque displays a prancing dragon against a background of fine openwork tendrils, with double curls that echo, but do not represent, the shapes of clouds and lingzhi fungus. The ambiguity may not have been conscious, but no doubt added to the generally auspicious character of the jade. There is one double hole on the back for attachment. Peach-shaped plaques took the place of the pointed heart-shaped plaques used on earlier belts. As discussed by James Watt, Ming dynasty belts often had nineteen pieces, of which six were peach shaped, two rectangular, seven square and four long and narrow.
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