Object: Pendant in the form of a dragon with raised dragon elements S1987.563

Classification: Jewelry and Ornament

Historical period(s): Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 475-400 BCE

Object Date: 475-400 BCE

Medium: Jade (nephrite)

Dimension(s): H x W x D: 3.7 x 10.6 x 0.6 cm (1 7/16 x 4 3/16 x 1/4 in)

Origin: China

Credit Line: Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Accession Number: S1987.563

: 凸面簡化變形龍紋龍形佩
東周戰國早期（公元前475--400年）
中國
軟玉
高3.7、寬10.6、厚0.6釐米
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號：S1987.563

Provenance: To 1964
Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [1]

1964 to 1987
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY, purchased in New York, NY from Frank Caro Chinese Art on August 27, 1964 [2]

From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]

Notes:

[1] Frank Caro stock number FC 227, “Jade pendent ‘S’ shaped dragon with stylized cloud motifs in relief. Grayish buff jade. East Chou [Zhou]. Lt: 4 ¼ in,” see invoice from Frank Caro Chinese Art to Arthur M. Sackler, August 27, 1964, copy in object file.

[2] See invoice cited in note 1.

[3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.

Previous owner(s): Frank Caro Chinese Art (1962-1980)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) "Jewelry" added as secondary classification.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Janet Douglas, June 17, 2010) "Nephrite" added as modifier to existing medium of "jade" based on conservation analysis.
3. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 23, 2010) Object Name changed from "Pendant: dragon" to "Jewelry." Title changed from "Pendant (pei 佩): dragon" to "Pendant (pei 佩) in the form of a dragon."
4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, December 27, 2021) Added period two as "Warring States period"; Object name changed from "Jewelry" to "Pendant"; Title changed from "Pendant (pei) in the form of a dragon" to "Pendant in the form of a dragon with raised dragon elements"; changed from "5th century BCE" to "475-400 BCE"; and added Chinese translation.

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