A fine white jade 'dragon and phoenix' pendant

Qianlong

Qianlong
The attractive white stone delicately carved in low relief with a stylised writhing dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other, the phoenix depicted with highly detailed plumage and curled tail feathers, the two heads confronting a pearl above the aperture.
5.4cm (2 1/8in) high.

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Provenance?
A Midwestern American private collection, acquired in China in the 1920s/1930s and thence by descent
Sotheby's New York, 11-12 September 2012, lot 304
Marchant, London

Exhibited, published and illustrated:
Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition: Ninety Jades for 90 Years, London, 2015, no.34

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See a related white jade pendant carved with a double-phoenix, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Jade 9 Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.237.

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