This vessel is a remarkable example of its type, and of perfect workmanship. The body is divided into three horizontal belts by narrow, bare interstices uninterrupted by the scored flanges which, with the handle of the vessel, delimit four panels. The plain handle has an animal's head with zigzag lines across the nose and C-shaped horns with parallel lines in thin, thread relief. The lid is partly shaped as a plastic animal. The head, with the forehead lozenge and bottle horns of a t'ao-t'ieh, has other, more realistic details well-modelled ears and a mouth with saw-like teeth. The body is that of a long-drawn-out dragon in low relief reclining along the center of the lid. The central flange, curving with the body in the looped tail, has straight and T-shaped scores. A t'ao-t'ieh and various types of dragons figure in a decor scheme that covers almost the entire body of the vessel. The bodied t'ao-t'ieh with S-shaped horns in the middle belt is flanked by strongly stylized head turning dragons. Also strongly stylized are the dragons in the foot belt, which are similar to those on vessels 50.46.43, Karlgren #11, and 50.46.89, Karlgren #21. The consecutive dragons in the neck belt are not identical. To the right is an ordinary beaked dragon with recumbent C-shaped horn and a small vertical crest. The dragon under the spout of the vessel has no crest. Its horn is heart-shaped, and it has the drawn-out, pointed eye of the t'ao-t'ieh below. Its enormous beak is drawn out to parallel the curve in the rim. Inside the curve of the beak is a small, head turning dragon. The big dragon on the lid has spirals at the base of the horns and a single scale between parallel zigzag lines that flank the central flange, forming the common lozenge pattern. The legs, in flat relief, flank the big dragon, thier tails meeting at the end of the lid. Patina light blue-green. — Gong wine vessel, late 13th century BCE
China

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Manchu Emperor’s ceremonial twelve-symbol jifu court robe, 1723-1735

China

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very round body and short tail; bulging eyes; flat snout; small head; raised bristles on spine — Pig, 13th century
China

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limbless dragon with large head; bulging eyes; upturned snout; incised 'scales'; short horns — Dragon, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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bulbous body with long, thin neck; spout carved with dragon's head; handle carved with dragon's head and neck; seated dog on top of cover; large bird carved on each side of body; light blue glaze — Wine Ewer and Cover, early 14th century
China

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seven volumes, each covered in dragon-patterned fabrics; blue pages with text in gold with some red characters at beginnings and ends of volumes; volume with orange front cover and blue back cover has six-leaf painting on front pages in gold, blue and green; volume with gold front cover and pink back cover has two-leaf painting on back pages; volumes contained in a silk-lined wood box with removable cover — The Lotus Sutra in Seven Volumes, 16th century
China

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seated man wearing robes with Big Dipper on sleeves and dragon on belt; tortoise at man's feet; man has long dark hair and goatee; brown, cream and tan; T'zu-Chon ware — Zhenwu, the Daoist Deity of the North, 14th-15th century
China

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unglazed; light patina; pointed cover; hand moulded animals and swirls in high relief around neck; shoulder has animals with high relief heads and robed bodies; incised lotus petals below — Zodiac Funerary Jar, 13th century
China

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figure at top riding a dragon and holding a book, accompanied by two attendants with staffs and banner; figure in blue at bottom riding a tiger, accompanied by four attendants with book, axes and staff with ornament; framed in gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — Numinous Treasure Emissaries, 16th century
China

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two fighting kui dragons, the front dragon with its head turned back with its mouth open and ferocious expression, its body pulling away from its attacker; right leg raised as it tries to extricate itself from its attacker who has his teeth sunk into its lower back; attacker has both front legs raised on the rump and back of its prey, its back arched as it pounces; both dragons have their tripartite tails curled back on themselves — Brush Rest, 15th-16th century
China

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green jade; top carved with large dragon and small dragon holding a ball between their mouths; gold cord with tassels through mouth of larger dragon; carved inscription on bottom — Imperial Seal, Date Unknown
China

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yellow; saucer form; deep rounded sides; slightly everted rim; interior incised with a five-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amidst clouds and flames; incised striding dragons on exterior — Dish, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
China

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double snuff bottle--two disc-shaped bottles affixed together; blue ground; each bottle has a dragon on each side--yellow, grey, and two green dragons; flames and clouds on sides, top, and top of stoppers; water at bottom; one stopper has in ivory spoon — Double snuff bottle with dragon designs, Date Unknown
China

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grey-green mottled jade. Openwork curvilinear designs suggest pairs of phoenixes and dragons. — Bi Disk, 206 BCE - 220 CE
China

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dragon vase, pocelain, Yuan Dynasty, early XIV Century; underglaze blue decor showing 'spiny dragon' motif. — Pear-Shaped Vase (ping), early 14th century
China

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gilt bronze with crystal and glass inlay; three central glass circles; masks on either end, hook attached to mouth of one; underside silver inlay, ungilded, circular button at underside — Belt Hook, 4th-3rd century BCE
China

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The plain globular body carved with two projecting dragon-head handles at the shoulder supporting large loose rings and raised on three short supports issuing from two fu-lion masks, the domed cover with two fu lions for the finial. — Covered Incense Burner, 1736-1795
China

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The sculpture quality of these dashing beasts is admirably conveyed by their carriage, the proud pose of their heads, and the almost arrogant suppleness of their bodies. The forceful comma-shapes of the tails and their jaunty tufts, as well as the double-rope pattern on the mustachios, give ample proof that, in spite of the scale that, in these creatures must be dated later than Middle Chou. Patina grey-green — Winged dragon, one of a pair, 5th-4th century BCE
China

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male figure seated on a chair placed on a small podium; man has PL hand on thigh and PR hand on belt; glazed in green, blue, brown and yellow; dragon on front of man's garment — Figure of Wenchang, Deity of Literature, 12th-13th century
China

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Pendant flat silhouette of an animal with a horn and curved back (concave) small perforation incision lines to suggest vaguely the details of the animal, on both sides, however appears to be incomplete. Ivory jade, mottled in blue traces of red pigment. — Dragon Pendant, 1600-1100 BCE
China

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Pale green translucent jade, traces of clay — Pendant in the form of a Dragon, 480-221 BCE
China

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The bowl is decorated in flat, band relief two belts with vertical scales below a broad upper belt of S-figures finished at each end with big tufts. These are probably remnants of strongly deformed dragons. At the end of the spout this band terminates in a dragon with a rolled-up nose. The scale bands stop short of this point and two large scales, placed crosswise, fill out the space. The legs are unusual in that those in front have a dragon's head, like that in the neck belt, whereas the hind leg is adorned with a big spiral such as usually emphasizes the hind quarters of an animals. The two legs have thus to be taken together as a whole the front and hind part of one animal. For other examples see Eumorfopoulos, Volume 1, Plate 45, and BMFEA, Volume 8, Plate 45. The rather stiff legs end in feet coarsely drawn like two comma-shaped claws. The handle is finished at the top with an animal's head displaying an unusual and highly decorative feature big horns shaped as two back-to-back birds. Patina green. For comment on the inscription, see Karlgren number 45 (50.46.44) For a discussion of this vessel type, see Karlgren number 313 (50.46.104) — Yi water vessel, 9th-8th century BCE
China

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Relief and incision. Mottled pale green jade with yellow-brown marks; both sides identically decorated with 'comma' pattern design; incision of thin lines accents projecting wings of the dragon. — Pendant in the form of a Dragon, 475-221 BCE
China

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Curved fish-like animal pendant, relief curved into almost a circle; curved outward tail forms a pendant hole; curved lip; incised details on both sides identically. Translucent pale grey jade; traces of clay-like substance; small hole drilled near the animal's jaw. — Dragon Pendant, 1027-775 BCE
China

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translucent green jade — Pendant in the form of a Dragon, 475-221 BCE
China

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old Daoist magician stands on a bluff by a pond, a small boy at his side, bamboo stick he throws into the air is transforming into a dragon; matted — Fan Painting of a Daoist Magician, c. 1650
Wan Shouqi

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Imperial Portrait of a Prince, China — Imperial Portrait of a Prince, c. 1775
China

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dark image of dragon flying through air towards L; flame or lightening-like forms extend from neck; waves at bottom — Dragon in Clouds, 17th century
Unknown Chinese

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The sculpture quality of these dishing beasts is admirably conveyed by their carriage, the proud pose of their heads, and the almost arrogant suppleness of their bodies. The forceful comma-shapes of the tails and their jaunty tufts, as well as the double-rope pattern on the mustachios, give ample proof that, in spite of the scale that, in these creatures must be dated later than Middle Zhou. Patina grey-green — Winged Dragon, 5th-4th century BCE
China

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long snout and ears; heavy-lidded eyes; protruding teeth; front paws crossed; long thin tail — Dog, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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tear drop body on ringed foot, long tapering neck with trumpet-shaped mouth; two dragons back to back form handles at middle of neck — Altar Flower Vase, 18th century
China

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lying on stomach with head turned to PR side; very short front legs; long tail; large ears; thick brow; smiling expression — Monkey, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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Banner--war flag?--of embroidered white satin with elaborately shaped and scrolled lower border. Design of five-clawed dragons in gold; clouds, Heavenly Jewel, etc in colored silks. Companion to 42.8.283. Lining of thin cerise silk. Note these said to have belonged to Tzu Hui. — Manchu Military Banner of the White Banner Regiment, 19th century
China

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lying with legs drawn under its body; stumpy tail; pointed face; bulging eyes; head turned slightly toward PL — Horse, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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small head with long snout and bulging eyes; short ears; short pointed tail — Rabbit, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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Curtain Hangings, pair of faded lacquer-red k'ossu. Design of two five-clawed dragons in gold in a field of large, loose clouds in shades of blue, green, yellow, brown, peach, pink, and dull gold. Note use of peacock feathers for details in dragons and Heavenly Jewel. At bottom, the Eternal Sea, with wide wavy stripes and deeply rolling waves among which appear cloud heads and symbols of the Eight Precious things. Across the top, a twelve-inch valance on which appear three gold medallions containing five-clawed dragons in blue. Clouds in the surrounding field. Lining and hanging band of faded pink satin of floral medallion design. — Pair of imperial curtain hangings, mid 18th century
China

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Taoist figure in form of man with dragon head. Symbol of Principle of 'The Arousing Thunder' (Ch'ien) see cat. card for better description. — Dragon from Set of Zodiac Figures, 386-535
China

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one dragon on each side of pot; 2 dragons on handle; dragon on lid; green enamel with wire designs; clouds in background, evenly spaced waves along bottom edge — Teapot, 17th-18th century
China

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Ju-i of turquoise porcelain with pierced plaques and dragon motif. — Ruyi Scepter, 1736-1795
China

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lying with legs drawn under its body; tail curled around PR side; bulging eyes; short horns; flat nose — Buffalo, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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coiled snake with head lifted; black, tan and cream-colored body — Snake, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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lying, with very short, unarticulated legs; smiling expression with bulging eyes; gnarled horns; head turned slightly toward PL side — Goat, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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nesting rooster with head turned toward PL; bulging eyes; incised c-shapes and lines to imitate feathers — Rooster, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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flying dragon with curving body; long, straight tail; black mount; incised scales and details — Flying Dragon, one of a pair, 7th-10th century
China

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Man wearing a garment with folds, standing on an elaborate staff on rolling waves; man looks up into sky over his proper left shoulder and holds a small flaming ball in his proper right hand; drag in dark clouds at upper right — Bodhidharma Crossing the Sea, 1368-1643
Unknown Chinese, 14th - 17th century

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flying dragon with curving body; long, straight tail; black mount; incised scales and details — Flying Dragon, one of a pair, 8th century
China

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curved shape; molded and painted on a mountain-shaped body with green and rust dragons flanking a blue dragon amongst clouds and above rocks and waves — Three Dragon Brushrest, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619)
China

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four-legged dragon with long tail; lightly incised scales below a serrated spine; deeply incised facial features — Dragon, 9th century
China

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hairpin or ornament, dragon head, double pronged, stones lost from eyes, ribbons from head, dragon's tongue lost; gold filigree. — Dragon Hairpin, 17th-19th century
China

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very short front legs; back legs pulled under body; small head with large bulging eyes; small, flat ears; downward turned mouth; long tail pulled to PR side of body — Tiger, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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very short legs; short pointed tail; large bulging eyes and large ears; short snout — Rat, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

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circular disk carved on one side with dragon — Roof tile end with dragon, Date Unknown
China

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large blue and white glazed jar with dragon and 4 fantastic heads; wide foot and shoulder; narrow reel mouth — Meiping vase decorated with a dragon in underglaze blue, 1426-1435
China

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hammered winged dragon design, with 10 colored stones set on back, neck and eyes — Belt buckle, 1st-2nd century
China

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Cup with Base, mid-17th century

Zisheng You

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Libation Cup with Base, 19th century

China

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