6th Nov, 2023 10:00
Asian Art I 亞洲藝術 I
A LARGE ARCHAIC JADE CARVING OF A 'PIG DRAGON'
玉豬龍
A LARGE ARCHAIC JADE CARVING OF A 'PIG DRAGON'
Neolithic Period, Hongshan Culture (Circa 3500 - 2000 B.C.E)
玉豬龍
The coiled zhulong ('Pig Dragon') carved with bulging round and flared nostrils over a wrinkled snout, a large circular aperture carved to form the mouth with a smaller aperture for suspension, carved from a celadon stone suffused with networks of russet and dark grey inclusions and scatterings of snowflake-coloured flecks, one side of the carving of a creamy-buff tone,
11.7cm long
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PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, New York;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。
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