Period:Jin dynasty Production date:13thC-14thC
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, polished,
Subjects:dragon,flower
Dimensions:Height: 2.60 centimetres Length: 10 centimetres
Description:
Decorative plaque for comb top. The jade is greyish white with brown flecks and inclusions, semi-translucent with a soft polish. The slightly curved piece is of open work of a chi dragon inter-twined with foliage carved in high relief.
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Comments:Jin or Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century. This trapezoidal plaque is cut down from a larger ornament, originally surrounded by large polished beads. These have been cut through to create a slightly curved form that may have been set in a comb or some other items. That the piece has been so reused demonstrates both the value of the material and the value of the carving. A sinuous feline dragon winds among flower tendrils, which at the corners bloom with peonies. The openwork is fully three dimensional but the back of the plaque is unworked and matt. Plaques surrounded by beading seem to be characteristic of the Jin and especially the Yuan period. They bring into the repertoire of jade carving details that are suggestive of metalwork techniques. Several of the jade types decorated with beading can be matched in metalwork belt ornaments both from China and from other, more western parts of Asia. See Rawson 1995, p.336, cat.no.25.12.
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, polished,
Subjects:dragon,flower
Dimensions:Height: 2.60 centimetres Length: 10 centimetres
Description:
Decorative plaque for comb top. The jade is greyish white with brown flecks and inclusions, semi-translucent with a soft polish. The slightly curved piece is of open work of a chi dragon inter-twined with foliage carved in high relief.
IMG
Comments:Jin or Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century. This trapezoidal plaque is cut down from a larger ornament, originally surrounded by large polished beads. These have been cut through to create a slightly curved form that may have been set in a comb or some other items. That the piece has been so reused demonstrates both the value of the material and the value of the carving. A sinuous feline dragon winds among flower tendrils, which at the corners bloom with peonies. The openwork is fully three dimensional but the back of the plaque is unworked and matt. Plaques surrounded by beading seem to be characteristic of the Jin and especially the Yuan period. They bring into the repertoire of jade carving details that are suggestive of metalwork techniques. Several of the jade types decorated with beading can be matched in metalwork belt ornaments both from China and from other, more western parts of Asia. See Rawson 1995, p.336, cat.no.25.12.
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