Lot 134 商晚期/周早期 玉虎形佩及龍形佩 一組兩件 | AN ARCHAIC JADE 'TIGER' PLAQUE; TOGETHER WITH AN ARCHAIC JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT

商晚期/周早期 玉虎形佩及龍形佩 一組兩件 | AN ARCHAIC JADE 'TIGER' PLAQUE; TOGETHER WITH AN ARCHAIC JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT

Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty

GBP 3,000

GBP 3000 - 5000

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Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty
Comprising a jade pendant of a recumbent tiger in profile, detailed with large eyes, sharp paws, and a curled tail, the stone of green tone, 6.1cm (2 3/8in) long; and a horned crouching dragon shown in profile, the sinuous body terminating at a curled and pointed tail, the stone of greyish-white tone with brown patches, 4.7cm (1 7/8in) long. (2).
Footnotes
商晚期/周早期 玉虎形佩及龍形佩 一組兩件
Compare with a 'dragon' pendant of similar posture, Western Zhou dynasty, excavated from Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, and a related 'tiger' pendant, Western Zhou dynasty, excavated from Xinyang, Henan Province, illustrated in The Pictorial Handbook of Ancient Chinese Jades (中國古玉器圖典), Beijing, 2007, pp.136-137.
Compare the 'dragon' pendant with a related archaic jade 'kui dragon' pendant, Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 18 May 2023, lot 24. See also a related jade tiger-form pendant, Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2768.