A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET ARCHAISTIC JADE 'DRAGON' PLAQUESong/Ming DynastyCarved on both sides as a stylised dragon shown in profile, its scrolled body carved with scales and detailed markings, the stone of pale green tone with areas of russet skin.11.5cm (4 1/2in) wideProvenance: 宋/明 青白玉雕龍紋環Provenance:Spink & Son Ltd., London, 24 June 1971A private English collectionChristie's London, 14 May 2013, lot 12來源：倫敦斯賓克，1971年6月24日英國私人收藏倫敦佳士得，2013年5月14日，拍品12Compare an example of a pale green and russet jade coiled 'dragon', Ming dynasty, in the British Museum collection, derived from a Neolithic period or Shang dynasty pendant of similar size as the present lot, illustrated inChinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, J. Rawson, London, 1995, pp.94-95, pl.91a.大英博物館藏一件明代青白玉雕龍紋環，尺寸與本拍品接近，原型爲新石器時代或商代龍紋玉佩，見《Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing》，羅森，倫敦，1995年，頁94-95，圖版91a。