A rare yellow and russet jade 'dragon' carving


17th/18th centuryBoldly carved in openwork in the form of a dragon amidst scrolling foliage, its head raised detailed with bulging eyes and curled whiskers, the mouth open exposing sharp teeth, the body further detailed with C spirals ending with a C-scroll tail, the stone of an even yellow tone with russet inclusions, box. 8cm (3 1/8in) long (2).
|十七/十八世紀 黃玉帶皮龍形佩Provenance: Durwin Tang Collection來源：鄧德雍收藏The S-shaped form of the dragon and the C-spirals decorated on its body are inspired by the archaic jade dragon pendants of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, many of which were collected in the Qing Court; see a number of S-shaped jade dragon pendants, Warring States period, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3 Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, Beijing, 2011, pp.155-166, nos.158-169.Compare with a pair of yellow jade dragon-fish vases, Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection, with related noses and bulging eyes, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8 Qing dynasty, Beijing, 2011, p.229, no.188.See also a related yellow jade archaistic pendant, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1551; and compare with another related yellow and russet jade dragon-fish pendant, 17th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 6 November 2012, lot 87.此件龍形玉珮或法東周榖紋S形龍形玉佩，可比較數例清宮舊藏，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器篇》，卷三，北京，2011年，頁155至166，編號158至169。清宮亦藏一對更接近本拍品時期的黃玉龍花插可作比對，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器篇》，卷八，北京，2011年，頁229，編號188。佳士得紐約曾售出一件乾隆黃玉仿古佩亦資參考，2011年3月24日，拍品編號1551；另有一件十七世紀黃玉帶皮玉龍佩可資參考，2012年11月6日售於佳士得倫敦，拍品編號87。