A JADE PENDANT WITH DRAGON AND TAOTIE, LATE...
A JADE PENDANT WITH DRAGON AND TAOTIE, LATE QING
China, end of 19th, beginning of 20th century. Very intricately crafted amulet pendant in archaic style with dragons facing one another with ribbed, ram-like horns, the tails executed similarly. Between the dragons is a bird’s head, below which is a demondispelling taotie mask. But, the lowest section of this amulet jade consists of a further, very wide-horned, very expressively crafted taotie which takes up the entire width of the piece. The space between these figures is filled with “C’s”, the ends of which are curled in. Both sides of this jade have been executed in the same manner.
Condition: Good condition.
Provenance: From an important Austrian jade collection.
Dimensions: Height 7.4 cm. Width 6.3 cm, Thickness 6.5 mm.
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
A JADE PENDANT WITH DRAGON AND TAOTIE, LATE QING
China, end of 19th, beginning of 20th century. Very intricately crafted amulet pendant in archaic style with dragons facing one another with ribbed, ram-like horns, the tails executed similarly. Between the dragons is a bird’s head, below which is a demondispelling taotie mask. But, the lowest section of this amulet jade consists of a further, very wide-horned, very expressively crafted taotie which takes up the entire width of the piece. The space between these figures is filled with “C’s”, the ends of which are curled in. Both sides of this jade have been executed in the same manner.
Condition: Good condition.
Provenance: From an important Austrian jade collection.
Dimensions: Height 7.4 cm. Width 6.3 cm, Thickness 6.5 mm.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
