Finial in the form of a human hybrid with dragon

Object Details

• Description

  The elongated jade piece was decorated identically on both sides, tapering to a pointed tang. The primary motif, stretching its entire length, is a humanoid figure with legs that end in large bird’s claws just above the tang. Sprawled along his back is a dragon. (Largely calcified; crack runs through midsection [old repair?]; nicks in tip of tail; cinnabar; soil adheres.)

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

  In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1980s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Nephrite, Forgery, Jade, Modern period (1912 - present), Dragon

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry