Unique 200 Year Old Jade Dragon & 18K Gold Jewelry

This is an authentic antique Chinese “coiled dragon ” jade pendant expertly fashioned as a necklace with a contemporary 18K gold setting . It comes from the Qing dynasty.

All our Jade jewelry is artisan inspired & hand crafted from authentic old Jade artifacts and 18K gold.
We will provide you with a custom black gift box and certificate of authenticity. ( please view photo)

Dimensions: Dragon 3.6″ diameter is accompanied by a 22″ inch necklace cord.

Provenance: Private american collection

The dragon in eastern culture is highly symbolic.
A dragon is a large serpent-like legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around the world. Beliefs about dragons vary drastically by region, but dragons in western cultures have often been depicted as winged, horned, four-legged, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are thought of as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence.

The word “dragon” has also come to be applied to the Chinese lung (龍, Pinyin long), which are associated with good fortune and are thought to have power over rain. Dragons and their associations with rain are the source of the Chinese customs of dragon dancing and dragon boat racing. Dragons were also identified with the Emperor of China, who, during later Chinese imperial history, was the only one permitted to have dragons depicted on buidlings and personal property.

Jades today are emblematic of power, status and privileged classes. Please refer to these excellent publications: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, exhibition catalogue, The British Museum, London, 1995, pp 13ff, and Section 4. And also Radiant Stones Archaic Chinese Jades, the Myrna and Samurai Myers collection, 2000 curated by Filippo Salviati, PhD, entry 14, Bi Disc.

Photographed in natural day light.

We have been dealing in authentic Japanese, Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We ship internationally.