Bonhams Warring States Period Jade 'Dragon and Phoenix'

 Jade 'Dragon and Phoenix', Eastern Zhou Dynasty Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.)

Carved from a large piece of sea-green jade, the dragon is depicted in profile with a phoenix head emerging from its arched, S-shaped body. Each side is decorated with elevated comma spirals. The dragon is carved as a sinuous figure with a backwards-turned head, incised eyes, and a bifurcated tail. 

References: Zhounguo yuqi quanji-3- Spring Autumn Period, Hebei, 1993, no. 293; Gu Yu Tu Kao, Shanghai, 1889, p.21