JADE OPENWORK HUAN RING WITH DRAGONS HAN

26 JADE OPENWORK HUAN RING WITH DRAGONS

HAN DYNASTY 206 BC - 220 AD Diameter: 2 3/4 inches ( 6.9 cm )

This small white jade ring consists of a thin outer ring, a wider central ring with carvings, and another thin inner ring. The inner and outer rings are engraved with pairs of thin parallel lines spaced at intervals. The central ring is an openwork carving of multiple sinuous, convoluted dragons and phoenix bird sculptures. The figures are decorated with thin line engravings, curls and small circles.