A CHINESE MARBLE ‘DRAGON’ PILLAR FRAGMENT. Ming Dynasty. The cylindrical pillar section carved and pierced in sharp relief encircled by a ferocious dragon with piercing eyes and trailing whiskers, the legs and claws grasping onto the sides of the column, 34cm H, 14.5cm diameter. Provenance: Acquired in France in the 1970s, reputedly from the Summer Palace, Beijing. 明 雲石雕盤龍紋柱殘段 來源：得於1970年代法國，原來自北京圓明園（口傳）。