Openwork disk with entwined dragons
Openwork disk with entwined dragons
Openwork disk with entwined dragons
Openwork disk with entwined dragons

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Openwork disk with entwined dragons,

5th century BCE

Chinese
Eastern Zhou dynasty, 770–256 BCE | Warring States period, ca. 470–221 BCE
y1949-37

Information

Title
Openwork disk with entwined dragons
Dates

5th century BCE

Medium
Translucent white jade with earth encrustation and pitted areas
Dimensions
h. 1.1 cm., diam. 10.9 cm. (7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert E. McVitty
Object Number
y1949-37
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Warring States
Type
jades, openwork, disks
Materials
jade
Techniques
pitting
Subject
dragons

Mrs. Albert E. McVitty (1876–1948); given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1949.

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