PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT WITH OPENWORK DRAGON AND RUYI MOTIFS - QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A FINELY CARVED PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT OF RECTANGULAR FORM, FEATURING SOPHISTICATED OPENWORK CARVING THROUGHOUT. THE COMPOSITION DISPLAYS A SYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENT OF AUSPICIOUS MOTIFS CENTRED UPON A CIRCULAR MEDALLION CONTAINING INTERLOCKING RUYI SCEPTRE DESIGNS, FLANKED BY OPPOSING DRAGON HEADS IN PROFILE TO EITHER SIDE. THE UPPER REGISTER FEATURES A PAIR OF CONFRONTING DRAGONS WITH SCROLLING WHISKERS AND DETAILED FACIAL FEATURES, WHILST THE LOWER SECTION PRESENTS COMPLEMENTARY RUYI SCROLL WORK AND CLOUD-FORM ELEMENTS. MULTIPLE PIERCED APERTURES THROUGHOUT THE COMPOSITION CREATE A DELICATE LACEWORK EFFECT CHARACTERISTIC OF HIGH-QUALITY QING JADE CARVING.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: PALE CELADON JADE WITH NATURAL COLOUR VARIATION
- CARVING TECHNIQUE: OPENWORK RELIEF CARVING WITH UNDERCUT DETAILING
- FORM: RECTANGULAR PENDANT WITH SUSPENSION HOLES TO UPPER REGISTER
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 9.5 CM, WIDTH 6.5 CM
- PERIOD: QING DYNASTY, CIRCA LATE 19TH CENTURY BASED ON CARVING STYLE AND PATINA
- ORIGIN: CHINESE, LIKELY PRODUCED IN SUZHOU OR BEIJING JADE WORKSHOPS

CONDITION:
THE PENDANT DISPLAYS GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE SURFACE EXHIBITS MINOR WEAR FROM HANDLING AND DISPLAY OVER TIME. A SMALL AREA OF DARKER PATINATION IS VISIBLE TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER, LIKELY FROM CONTACT OR AGE-RELATED OXIDATION. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EVIDENT. THE ORIGINAL PALE CELADON COLOUR IS WELL-PRESERVED THROUGHOUT, WITH NATURAL VARIATIONS IN TONE ADDING TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE PIECE. ALL CARVED DETAILS REMAIN CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. THE SUSPENSION HOLES ARE CLEAR AND FUNCTIONAL.



Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good

221432+6

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