A JADE PENDANT (HUANG), LATE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

A LARGE JADE PENDANT (HUANG), LATE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
China, 4th-3rd century BC. Finely carved on each side with interlocking C- and S-scrolls, terminating with a pair of dragon heads with squared snouts, the pierced jaws exposing fangs and curled beards, reticulated through an additional flange depicting two confronted phoenixes, the jade of buff color with scattered russet inclusions.

Expertise: Prof. Filippo Salviati
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some wear and minor nicks and nibbles to the edges. Nicely grown natural patina with an unctuous surface.

Weight: 83 g
Dimensions: Length 14.9 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but slightly earlier Huang at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 18 - 19 March 2014, lot 149, sold for USD $62,500.

大型玉璜，東周晚期
中國，公元前四-三世紀。兩側各刻有互鎖的C型和S型捲軸，精巧地刻有一對帶有方形鼻子的龍頭，鏤空下巴露出了獠牙和捲曲的鬍鬚，並通過附加的網紋，刻繪了兩個對面的鳳凰，淺黃色玉帶著零散的赤褐色内沁。

來源：奧地利私人收藏
品相：品相良好，有一些磨損、輕微的划痕和邊緣磨損。天然包漿細膩，表面光滑。

重量：83 克
尺寸：長 14.9 厘米