Detail View: National Palace English: An archaistic jade pendant with dragon and phoenix motif
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Work ID:
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M01C00118
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Title:
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An archaistic jade pendant with dragon and phoenix motif
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Creation Date:
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Ming to Qing Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.1368
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1911
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Dynasty:
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45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
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Dynasty:
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63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Diameter: 11.7 cm; Width: 3.4 cm; Thickness: 0.6 cm
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Material:
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Jade
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Type:
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Jades and Other Precious Stones
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Subject:
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Dragon
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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Carved of a greenish white translucent jade, some parts appear red, gray, and black due to mining of the jade, not because of long-term handling. It is likely that this beautiful jade pendant was originally a shiny, plain disc made in the late Neolithic to Xia or Shang Dynasty, and then re-carved later. The jade artisans adroitly exploited the surface area of the jade, and carved a dragonhead on one end and a phoenix head on the other. The dragon and the phoenix share a long body that overlaps and coils. The phoenix head is abbreviated, and at first glance, it may appear to be the dragon tail that elegantly curls around the nose of the dragon. In sum, the artisans studied the decorative motifs of the Warring States and Western Han period, and they successfully made delicate changes on this confined material.
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ImageV ID:
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M01C00118AS001
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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