Hi all! I recently bought this from a thrift store and need help identifying what it is or if it has a value? The design is carved dragon in stone with yin yang in the middle that were glued or attached together in a pad or foam. It is pretty heavy - a little over 8 lbs. Thank you!
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For what it's worth...
Your item is Chinese, carved of some form of hard-stone with stylized Kui Dragons, Clouds, Bosses and appliques of confronting Bixie figures. The object itself appears to be based on large archaic bronze mirrors or Bi-Disc of the Han Dynasty (an 8+ inch example is posted below). This piece was most likely housed within a 3-prong display stand given the wear-marks verso at the padding's edge.
This is not the type of item meant to be placed in an outside environment exposed to the elements or stepped-on IMHO.
An example of a large (14+ inch) stone Bi-Disc within a 3-prong display stand...
@jpgharv29 wrote:An example of a large (14+ inch) stone Bi-Disc within a 3-prong display stand...
I'm not sure that stepping on it would be such a great idea, but there's a problem with the display stand theory as well. The indentations on the back aren't in line:
I'd just like to add...
The center roundel within your piece might twist-off similar to the Mid-20th C. example below:
Perhaps, the bottom center prong was slightly off-centered? One will never know.
Thank you all for your response! They’re very helpful. Here is another photo showing it’s dimension. It’s about 17 inches (44 cm).
