HANDCARVED CHONG YANG JADE DRAGON BOAT SCULPTURE

Created to Commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

This extraordinary museum grade jade carving is a monumental tribute to Chinese cultural heritage, crafted specifically to celebrate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Key Specifications:

Material: Carved from a single, exceptional piece of high-quality Chong Yang Jade
Dimensions (Boat Only): 3 metres in height × 3 metres in width
Weight: Approximately 1 ton
Carving Time: An astonishing 12,800 working hours over a 5-year period

Description & Craftsmanship

This masterpiece depicts a majestic, multi tiered traditional Chinese dragon boat with intricate openwork carving throughout. Every level features highly detailed pavilions, figures, ornamental dragons, chains, and symbolic elements, all masterfully executed from one solid block of jade. The scale, complexity, and precision demonstrate the highest level of traditional Chinese jade carving artistry.

Provenance & Historical Context

Created during the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this piece embodies the surge of national pride and cultural celebration that defined the Games. It draws inspiration from the Chong Yang Festival (Double Ninth Festival), a traditional Chinese festival associated with longevity, good fortune, and mountain climbing, themes beautifully integrated into this grand dragon boat composition. While not an officially licensed Olympic product, it was produced as a significant commemorative work during that historic period.

Condition: Excellent, as expected for a monumental commissioned carving of this calibre. Presented on a substantial custom wooden base.

This is a rare, one-of-a-kind statement piece suitable for private collectors, corporate collections, museums, or luxury interiors. Such large scale single block jade carvings of this magnitude are exceptionally scarce on the international market.

A true masterpiece of contemporary Chinese jade art.

Please install according to the letters we numbered. 'F' indicates the position of the propeller.

Two people should lift the dragon - head part. Place wooden strips, about 10 centimetres thick, under the bottom of the boat. This will make it convenient for the forklift to get in. At the stern of the boat, one person should stand on each side to lift the bottom, and also place 10 - centimetre - thick wooden strips under the bottom.

FAL
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Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia

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