环形玉龙佩

中国

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207

这件藏品是中国早期玉雕作品中的优秀典范。它取瘦龙为形,弯曲的龙身优雅地盘成环形。刻在龙体上深深的凹槽让玉环看似绞绳,也增强了力量感。张嘴弯身的盘旋龙纹是东周晚期常见的装饰纹样,这受到了西方艺术的启发,是欧亚大草原上的游牧民族带给其中国邻居的。

Knotted dragon pendant, Jade (nephrite), China

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