Property from a Swedish Family CollectionA partly calcified celadon jade ‘pig dragon’, zhulongNeolithic period, Hongshan cultureHeight 6 cm, 2⅜ in.__________________________________________________________________________Collection particulière suédoise'Dragon-cochon' en jade céladon partiellement calcifié (zhulong), époque néolithique, culture de Hongshan__________________________________________________________________________瑞典私人收藏新石器時代 紅山文化青白玉豬龍来源: Acquired by the father of the present owner in Hong Kong ca. 1989, and thence by family descent.__________________________________________________________________________現藏家之父親約於1989年得自香港，此後家族傳承专文: Considered to represent the prototype of depictions of mythological dragons in later Chinese art, zhulong are some of the most interesting creations of the Hongshan culture, and evidence the existence of a complex system of belief in supernatural forces. Jade zhulong have been recovered at various tomb sites in Northern China, often placed on the chest of the tomb occupants, suggesting they were worn as chest ornaments.