Period:Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.) Date:3rd century B.C. Culture:China 戰國 Medium:Jade (nephrite) Dimensions:H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm) Classification:Jade Credit Line:Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985 Accession Number:1985.214.99 This pendant takes the shape of a dragon with a sinuous body grooved to resemble twisted rope. It illustrates the extraordinary talent and skill of early Chinese jade carvers, in whose hands intractable jade seems a supple and malleable material.
Period:Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.) Date:3rd century B.C. Culture:China 戰國 Medium:Jade (nephrite) Dimensions:H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm) Classification:Jade Credit Line:Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985 Accession Number:1985.214.99 This pendant takes the shape of a dragon with a sinuous body grooved to resemble twisted rope. It illustrates the extraordinary talent and skill of early Chinese jade carvers, in whose hands intractable jade seems a supple and malleable material.