Fitting
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Worked and polished jade
Geography
China
Date
481-221 BC
Period
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Dimensions
13.7 x 4.4 x 0.7 cm
Object number
992.30.1
Credit Line
Dr. Herman Herzog Levy Bequest Fund
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Bibliography
This beautiful fitting was reconstituted from 2 separate beautiful dragon pendants of the warring states, not together originally. The top one was joined to the lower part by the copper that was likely in later part of imperial dynasties if not in modern periods. The X-ray examination suggest the jade “handle” to which two supposedly dragon images were attached in mirror but one was lost and the base was grounded smoothly, was hollowed to insert copper plaques to support the joints. The jade works itself is of finest engraved double-line patterns visible on both dragon-shape design, similar to those known from Jincun, Luoyang.
玉质青白色,半透明,有白色沁斑。请补充描述文字。(古方)
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