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A WHITE JADE ‘TWIN DRAGON’ PRINCIPAL PENDANT, HENG, EASTERN ZHOU PERIOD Published: Myrna Myers (ed.) & Filippo Salviati (auth.), Radiant Stones. Archaic Chinese Jades, Paris, 2000, no. 106. Expert’s note: The refinement of the carving and the elaborate decoration indicate that this pendant served as a heng, the principal component of a pectoral. China, 3rd century BC. The openwork pendant of very thin, flattened form, pierced and carved as two confronting dragon heads issuing from an arch-shaped body, their snouts curled, their bodies finely incised with raised scrolls, and flanked above and below by stylized birds. The top with an aperture for suspension. The stone is of a semi-translucent white color with icy-white inclusions, and veins of deep russet and brown. Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012. With two collection numbers ‘51’ and ‘4529’. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear, signs of prolonged burial, traces of weathering, erosion, little nibbling, and few soil encrustations. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks. Weight: 25.2 g Dimensions: Length 12.4 cm The ornament was crafted through a meticulous, multi-stage process. The design was first outlined on the stone, followed by the drilling of precisely placed holes that defined the motifs—visible in the curling elements, the dragons’ snouts, and the lower openwork. These holes were then expanded to create hollowed areas, the contours smoothed—likely with drills and bow-drawn wires—and the finest details incised with thin, nail-like rotary tools. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related jade pendant with dragon heads, dated 475-221 BC, in the Asian Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1932.39. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 22 April 2021, lot 6 Price: HKD 302,400 or approx. EUR 36,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow jade 'dragon' pendant, heng, Warring States period Expert remark: Compare the related attention to the relief carving and openwork, the raised comma spirals, and size (11.8 cm). Note the form and color of the jade.

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