Jade Tiger Or Mythical Beast - Coiled Chinese Antique Pendant Plaque Han

Antique Chinese Carved Tiger Or Mythical Jade Wild Boar Pendant - Plaque. Decorated With Grain Pattern And A Long Curled Twisted Tail. Finely Carved With Sharp Details And A Soft Polish And A Calcified Patina. Han Dynasty. Approximately 3" Wide x 2" High. For Similar Examples: Christie's New York, March 17, 2016 - Sale # 12171 - Dongxi Studio - Important Chinese Jade And Hardstone Carvings A Distinguished Private Collection - Lot # 936 (See Last Image) Price Realized - $161,000 Lot Description A SMALL SUPERBLY CARVED PALE OLIVE-WHITE JADE BIXIE PENDANT HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220) The pendant has slightly convex sides and is carved in openwork in the shape of a coiled mythical beast with a boar's fangs, circular eyes, laid-back ears, a striated mane, hoofed forefeet, taloned back feet, a long tail with coiled tip, and scrolls on the body. There are areas of ivory-colored alteration. 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) diam., box Provenance Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 14 March 1991. Literature Nicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 53, no. 27. Exhibited Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Kredietbank Gallery, Brussels, 25 October - 17 December 1995; Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February - 13 April 1996, no. 27. For Another Similar Example: Cleveland Museum Of Art: Pair of Jade Plaques 475-221 BC Part of a set. China, Henan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC) Nephrite Part 1: 22.5 x 8.9 cm (8 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); Part 2: 20.8 x 8.7 cm (8 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.) Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the John L. Severance Fund 1991.78 See Ending Image