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Ring with Carved Dragons (Ch'ih)

400s CE

China, Six Dynasties period

(220–589 CE)
Medium
jade
Measurements
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund 1963.579
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A pale grayish-green jade ring, mottled with brown patches, has two relief-carved dragons arcing over the top. One dragon faces left with a small creature clinging to it; the other faces right. Fine, incised lines detail their faces and scrolling tails that wind around the sides. Another small creature is carved at the bottom. The band forms a thick, smooth loop beneath the ornate, intertwined figures.

Ring with Carved Dragons (Ch'ih)

400s CE

China, Six Dynasties period (220–589 CE)

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