A FINE CARVED JADE HUANG

Description:

China, probably Eastern Zhou dynasty
B. 11,6 cm
Finely carved on each side with interlocking T-scrolls, terminating with a pair of dragon heads with squared snouts, the open jaws exposing fangs and curled beards, pierced through an additional flange within the inner part of the huang with S-curls, the jade of green color with beige-brown inclusions.
Important South German private collection, bought in the 1990s
Compare with a related white jade huang pendant dated to the late Eastern Zhou at Christie’s New York in 'The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth' Part I, 17.3.2015, lot 4
Very slightly chipped