Present your best items with Auctiva’s FREE Scrolling Gallery. Antique Old Chinese Nephrite Celadon Jade Carved Statue POWERFUL DRAGON IMAGE. Fine Old Chinese Nephrite Celadon Jade Carved Statue. Carved with a powerful dragon image holding something on back in an archaistic style. The carving is very superb. The jade is smooth and glossy. The color is attractive celadon with very natural brown veining inside the stone. The condition is old but very good. It is really a treasuable piece of art! The ancients believed that dragon was the symbol of the supreme auspiciousness, a bridge between man, Heaven and the Deities. They thought that the dragon was able to summon wind and rain, ascend to and descend from Heaven, and produce auspicious signs. The dragon even appeared in astronomy and numerology, and influenced the passing of the imperial power. Width of jade: 1.5cm (0.59 in), Length of jade: 5.3cm (2.09 in), Height of jade: 5.1cm (2.01in). Color of item might deviate slightly in comparison to the original article d. Ue to differences in computer monitors and different lighting conditions. Please read description of color. ONLY if item is not as described. >> View My Other Items For Sale. Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. Auctiva’s Listing Templates improve your auctions in minutes. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. The item “Antique Old Chinese Nephrite Celadon Jade Carved Statue POWERFUL DRAGON IMAGE” is in sale since Wednesday, October 21, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Statues\Other Antique Chinese Statues”. The seller is “thepotalapalace” and is located in Manassas, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Type: statue
• Primary Material: Jade
• Age: 1800-1849
• Region of Origin: China
• Original/Reproduction: Original