{"product_id":"jade-tiger-or-mythical-beast-coiled-chinese-antique-pendant-plaque-han","title":"Jade Tiger Or Mythical Beast - Coiled Chinese Antique Pendant Plaque Han","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique Chinese Carved Tiger Or Mythical Jade Wild Boar Pendant - Plaque.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDecorated With Grain Pattern And A Long Curled Twisted Tail. Finely Carved With Sharp Details And A Soft Polish And A Calcified Patina. Han Dynasty.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eApproximately 3\" Wide x 2\" High.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Similar Examples:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristie's New York, March 17, 2016 - Sale # 12171 - Dongxi Studio - Important Chinese Jade And Hardstone Carvings A Distinguished Private Collection - Lot # 936\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(See Last Image) Price Realized - $161,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLot Description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA SMALL SUPERBLY CARVED PALE OLIVE-WHITE JADE BIXIE PENDANT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pendant has slightly convex sides and is carved in openwork in the shape of a coiled mythical beast with a boar's fangs, circular eyes, laid-back ears, a striated mane, hoofed forefeet, taloned back feet, a long tail with coiled tip, and scrolls on the body. There are areas of ivory-colored alteration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) diam., box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 14 March 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 53, no. 27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibited\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Kredietbank Gallery, Brussels, 25 October - 17 December 1995; Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February - 13 April 1996, no. 27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Another Similar Example:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCleveland Museum Of Art:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair of Jade Plaques\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e475-221 BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of a set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina, Henan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(475-221 BC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNephrite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 1: 22.5 x 8.9 cm (8 7\/8 x 3 1\/2 in.); Part 2: 20.8 x 8.7 cm (8 3\/16 x 3 7\/16 in.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the John L. Severance Fund 1991.78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee Ending Image\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hartman Galleries, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56128755793993,"sku":"32207","price":43250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9213\/3683\/files\/32207a.png?v=1789905070","url":"https:\/\/hartmangalleries.com\/products\/jade-tiger-or-mythical-beast-coiled-chinese-antique-pendant-plaque-han","provider":"Hartman Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}