A Chinese jade pendant,
Ming dynasty (1368-1644), of a bixi, with a dragon's head and tail and the shell of a tortoise, the stone in a celadon tone with inclusions,
7.6cm long

In Chinese mythology, bixi is one of the nine sons of the dragon. Stone, sculptures of bixi have been used in Chinese culture for centuries as a decorative plinth for commemorative tablets, particularly in the funerary complexes of its later emperors, and to commemorate important events.

Provenance: A private, collection in Manchester.

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