A white jade 'dragon and mask' plaque, Western Zhou dynasty | 西周 白玉人龍紋柄形器
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A white jade 'dragon and mask' plaque,
Western Zhou dynasty
西周 白玉人龍紋柄形器
the reꦉctangular plaque finely carved on both sides with double-line incisions and bevelled cuts with two confronted dragons, intertwining with two smaller dragons with striated bands weaving between the bodies, the outer edges of the plaque notched and enhanced with mask patterns with bulging eyes
8.5 cm
R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 20th August 1986.
安思遠，紐約，1986年8月20日
Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 14:5 (illustration mirrored).
羅森，《Chinese Jade from the Neoliꦕthic to the Qing》，倫敦，1995年，圖版14:5（圖🍌片反置）
British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.
大英博物館，倫敦，借展，1995年