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Guarda de espada en forma de dragones enfrentados

14th–early 15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 463
Aunque varios objetos de jade del periodo timúrida (ca. 1370–1507) poseen remates o mangos decorados con cabezas de dragón, hay que buscar el prototipo de esta guarda en las piezas de metal del mismo periodo. Su verde intenso, un color muy apreciado por los timúridas, acentúa la estilizada ferocidad de las bestias míticas. Es probable que el jade fuera valorado porque se le atribuían efectos protectores al igual que a los dragones. Si se considera la extrema dureza del jade y la consiguiente dificultad para tallarlo, la precisión técnica y el detalle de esta pieza son extraordinarios. Al faltar la hoja, es imposible saber si la espada de la que formaba parte esta guarda se usó a menudo en el campo de batalla pero es probable que lo fuera, ya que el periodo timúrida se caracteriza por numerosos conflictos regionales.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Guarda de espada en forma de dragones enfrentados
  • Fecha: Siglo XIV–principios del siglo XV
  • Geografía: Asia Central
  • Material: Nefrita (jade); tallada
  • Dimensiones: 5,1 x 10,2 x 3 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Heber R. Bishop, 1902
  • Número de inventario: 02.18.765
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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