Period:Shang dynasty Production date:15thC BC-10thC BC
Materials:jade
Technique:incised, drilled,
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Width: 3.40 centimetres Depth: 1 centimetres
Description:
Dragon annulus of green jade with earth encrustation.
IMG
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Comments:The coiled bottle-horn dragon is shown biting its own tail decorated with double-line incisions on both sides, with a deep groove running between the bottlehorns and the length of the undecorated back. Late Shang. See Rawson 1995, p.210, cat.no.12.2, Philadelphia 1940, Loo 1950, and Ip Yee 1983. A thick tightly coiled dragon bites its own tail to form a complete circle, with a neat hole drilled through the middle. The head is shown in profile with a deep snout, rounded head and a large bottle horn. The surface is decorated with pairs of incised lines forming meanders of the type found on bronzes. There is a suggestion of a groove between the snout and the tail, and a groove runs down the undecorated back of the creature. This small dragon is typical of the Shang versions of Hongshan dragons, of which there are comparable examples in many collections. The carving is pleasingly substantial.
Materials:jade
Technique:incised, drilled,
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Width: 3.40 centimetres Depth: 1 centimetres
Description:
Dragon annulus of green jade with earth encrustation.
IMG
Comments:The coiled bottle-horn dragon is shown biting its own tail decorated with double-line incisions on both sides, with a deep groove running between the bottlehorns and the length of the undecorated back. Late Shang. See Rawson 1995, p.210, cat.no.12.2, Philadelphia 1940, Loo 1950, and Ip Yee 1983. A thick tightly coiled dragon bites its own tail to form a complete circle, with a neat hole drilled through the middle. The head is shown in profile with a deep snout, rounded head and a large bottle horn. The surface is decorated with pairs of incised lines forming meanders of the type found on bronzes. There is a suggestion of a groove between the snout and the tail, and a groove runs down the undecorated back of the creature. This small dragon is typical of the Shang versions of Hongshan dragons, of which there are comparable examples in many collections. The carving is pleasingly substantial.
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