A RARE CHINESE PALE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE S-SHAPED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PENDANT

A RARE CHINESE PALE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE S-SHAPED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PENDANT
Please note the dating for this lot should read this lot should read Warring States Period or later

The pendant is finely carved in the shape of a sinuous dragon with crested head and projecting upturned snout, its coiled body is detailed on both sides with a wide band of spiral bosses and terminating in a phoenix head. The dragon has three stylised scrolls projecting from the S-shaped body, with two further scrolls emerging from the head of the phoenix. The highly polished stone ranging from yellowish-celadon to an intense russet with darker brown-black flecks, 7cm x 11cm.

Provenance: from the collection of David Taylor (1876-1958) and thence by descent. David Taylor was a successful businessman of Scottish descent who was born in Northern Ireland. He resided in Belfast and owned various commercial buildings, shops and a farm. He also had a substantial portfolio of stocks and shares. These jade items were acquired by Taylor during his travels to East Asia in the early 20th century.

For a fine related white jade dragon and phoenix pendant from the Hei-Chi Collection, see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9th October 2020, lot 13. See also Jades of Warring States Period, The Aurora Museum, Shanghai, p.178, pl.122 for a dragon plaque fragment with stylistic similarities and a comparable polish in the museum’s collection.

See also the footnotes for the previous lot.

戰國 玉雕曲體龍鳳佩
來源：大維德·泰勒（1876-1958）收藏，之後由其後人繼承。泰勒先生是一位成功的蘇格蘭商人。他出生於北愛爾蘭，在貝爾法斯特長大，其名下有很多商務樓、店面、農場及可觀的股票投資組合。這組拍品為泰勒先生早於二十世紀初期到東亞旅行時購入。