A GREY JADE BELT HOOK

Description:

China, possibly Eastern Zhou dynasty
L. 15 cm
Of translucent jade with white weathering throughout, in the shape of a stylized dragon.
From the Zeileis collection, assembled in the 1980s and 90s - Slightly chipped
Published in: Zeileis, F. G.: "Chinesische Jade aus sieben Jahrtausenden" [Chinese Jades from Seven Millennia], Gallspach, 1st edition 1994, 2002, volume 2, no. 170, pp. 345
Cf. Hartman, Joan: "Ancient Chinese Jades from the Buffalo Museum of Science", New York, 1975, no. 97