Lot 171: TWO CARVED ARCHAISTIC 'DRAGON' PENDANTS Late Qing Dynasty

TWO CARVED ARCHAISTIC 'DRAGON' PENDANTS

Late Qing Dynasty

The dragon pendant depicted low relief and incised lines, the mouth perforated for stringing, the stone mottled beige and brown in areas; the 'fish-dragon' with square snout and a pair of horns behind the ears, turning back to face its spreading wings, the scaled body tapered to a small fish tail, the mouth and tip of the wing perforated for stringing. (2)


Dragon: 5 1/8in (13cm) wide;
Fish-dragon: 4in (10.2cm) wide

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉龍珮兩件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1916

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916-present




來源：

Samuel T. Peters 1916 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1916 年迄今

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