JADE DRAGON AND PHOENIX WITH GOLD WARRING STATES

23 JADE DRAGON AND PHOENIX WITH GOLD

WARRING STATES 475 - 221 BC Length: 4 7/8 inches (12.2 cm)

This jade carving shows an elongated figure of a dragon. It is carved in translucent pale green jade. The body of the dragon is decorated with numerous small curls. They are not quite complete comma shapes, but are left more open. On the top of the carving is a stretched-out figure of a Phoenix bird. Again, the heads and edges of this carving have been covered with gold, applied at the time of carving.