Sujet
Yellow jade pointed pendant with kui dragons, Western Han dynasty, China, 206 BC-8. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Yellow jade pointed pendant with kui dragons, Western Han dynasty, China, 206 BC-8. A yellow jade pointed pendant of shield shape. Across the central hole is a large well carved kui dragon with one leg and rear of the body partially obscuring the hole. The head is in the centre at the of top of shield with one front leg clutching the rim. A baby kui dragon is shown on the rim of one side. On the reverse are incised cloud scrolls.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
206e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_389
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (436,2Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,7cm / 2831 x 2214 (300dpi)