JADE AMULET WITH BI, DRAGON AND DANCER
JADE AMULET WITH BI, DRAGON AND DANCER
Jade
China, late Republican period, 20th century
A very finely crafted, small jade, both sides crafted in the same way, composed of two concentric disks, a bi and a huan. On top of the latter are two dragons facing one another, the bodies of which form an arch beneath which a human being is per-forming the "dance with the long sleeves". The finely ground-in decoration - relief and lines - presents us with a winding dragon tail as well as spirals and a tiny grid field on the bi-disc. Striking color contrast between the light gray-green and distinct, straight, diagonally running black-brown area!
Dimensions: HEIGHT 5,8 CM, THICKNESS to 5,5 MM
Condition: Very good condition
Provenance: From an important Austrian jade collection