LARGE CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON HEAD' FINIAL

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LARGE CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON HEAD' FINIAL MING DYNASTY 明 大型白玉雕龍首of generous proportions, carved in high relief in the shape of a dragon head with raised stepped muzzle and two horns following a long fluttering mane, its bulging eyes underneath bushy eyebrows, the jade of milky white tone with a slight celadon tinge streaked with russet inclusions 29.5cm wide Possibly an architectural ornament, or a terminal fitting ornament for furnishings on carriages and sedans. A comparable jade finial in the form of a dragon head, Yuan dynasty, previously in the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, now in the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession no. S1987.819; also see an exceptionally rare and highly important pale greyish-green jade carving of a dragon head, Tang dynasty, previously in the Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection, offered in Christie's New York, 13 Sep 2019, lot 830. 或爲建築裝飾，或爲車輿玉輅。一件可資比較的元代龍首形玉飾，曾屬亞瑟・M・賽克勒收藏，現藏於史密森尼國立亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號 S1987.819；另可參見一件唐代玉龍首，曾屬史蒂芬・瓊肯克三世（1904–1978）收藏，上拍於2019年9月13日紐約佳士得拍賣，拍品830。

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