White Jade Phoenix Pendant in Warring States Style, 1618-1912 CE
Jade
Height: 9.5 cm
ES.0791.22
A phoenix-shaped jade pendant made in the style of the Warring States, finely carved and in openwork, the body is skilfully decorated with spiral bosses in relief, the stone of...
A phoenix-shaped jade pendant made in the style of the Warring States, finely carved and in openwork, the body is skilfully decorated with spiral bosses in relief, the stone of pale celadon hue.
Related jade pendants from the Warring States period with similar spiral bosses in low relief can be seen in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3, Beijing, 2011, p.69, no.66; and another related larger pale green jade huang, late Warring States period, with pointed snouts, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth – Chinese Jades Through the Ages, Taipei, 2012, p.101, no.5-6-17.
Related jade pendants from the Warring States period with similar spiral bosses in low relief can be seen in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3, Beijing, 2011, p.69, no.66; and another related larger pale green jade huang, late Warring States period, with pointed snouts, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth – Chinese Jades Through the Ages, Taipei, 2012, p.101, no.5-6-17.