Object: Pendant in the form of a dragon with incised irregular curls S2012.9.1352

Classification: Sculpture

Historical period(s): Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 475-221 BCE

Object Date: 475-221 BCE

Medium: Jade (nephrite)

Dimension(s): H x W x D (overall): 1.5 x 13 x 0.5 cm (9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3/16 in)

Origin: China

Credit Line: The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Accession Number: S2012.9.1352

: 凹面不規則谷紋龍形佩
東周戰國時期（公元前475--221年）
中國
軟玉
高1.5、寬13、厚0.5釐米
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器物編號：S2012.9.1352

Provenance: At least from 1935
Huang Jun (1888–1944), Beijing, China [1]

As late as 1990 to 1997
Dr. Paul Singer, Summit, NJ [2]

From 1997 to 1999
In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997 and loan agreement
between the Executors of the Singer Estate and the Gallery in February 1997 [3]

From 1999
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the
Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [4]

Notes:

[1] Object published in Huang Jun, Zunguzhai guyu tulu (Shanghai: Shanghai guji chubanshe, 1990), p. 179. This book reprints a text originally published in 1935.

[2] Included in the draft for the catalogue of the Singer Collection, written between 1970 and 1990, see object file, Collections Management Office.

The collection of Chinese art and antiquities assembled by Paul Singer over time was purchased by him on behalf of Arthur M. Sacker, Jillian Sackler, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and was later transferred to the children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler.

[3] The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art came into the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997 and a loan agreement between the Executors of the Singer Estate and the
Gallery in February 1997.

[4] See “The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art Gift Agreement,” March 1999, Collections Management Office. The object was formally accessioned into the museum collection in 2012.

Previous owner(s): Huang Jun 黃濬 (1888-1944)
Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, December 29, 2021) Added "Warring States period" as Period Two; Title changed from "Dragon with undulating body" to "Pendant in the form of a dragon with incised irregular curls"; Object Name changed from "carving" to "pendant"; Date changed from "5th-4th century BCE" to "475-221 BCE"; added Chinese translation; and added Unpublished Research by Huber.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Matthew Clarke, August 2, 2022) Medium changed from Jade to Jade (nephrite).

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