China, Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
Jade, 5 in
 
Carved as an arc-shaped pendant terminating in dragon heads at either end, their bodies an interlacing network of finely carved low-relief cloud-form scrolls and spirals, pierced for suspension.
 
Cf. Christie’s. The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades Part III – Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods. Hong Kong, 3 Dec. 2021. Auction catalogue. “A Jade ‘Double-Dragon’ Pendant (Huang), Late Spring and Autumn Period, circa 570–476 BC.” Lot 2733.