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PLAQUE EN JADE BEIGE EN FORME D’ANIMAL FANTASTIQUE
Dynastie Shang (ca 1500-1050 avant J.-C)
A BEIGE JADE MYTHICAL BEAST PLAQUE
Shang Dynasty (circa 1500-1050 BC)
The stylised dragon form with a horned head and upright bifurcated
tail, incised to each side with scrolling and linear detailing to
accentuate the form, a small pierced drill hole below the head,
the stone softly polished.
6cm (2 3/8in) long.

€1,500 - 2,000

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with a related calcified jade ‘dragon’ pendant, late Shang/
early Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong,
1 April 2018, lot 3095.

商 玉龍
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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TRÈS RARE PENDENTIF EN JADE VERT EN FORME DE
CHOUETTE
Fin de la dynastie Shang/début de la dynastie des Zhou occidentaux
(ca XIIe-IXe siècle avant J.-C)
A VERY RARE GREEN JADE OWL-SHAPED PENDANT
Late Shang/early Western Zhou Dynasty (circa 12th-9th century BC)
Of flattened form, modelled with the head upright and wings
tucked against the body, incised to define the details, the yellowish
green stone with creamy inclusions to the lower body, some red
pigmentation remaining to the incised detailing, a small drill hole to the
beak for suspending.
4.8cm (1 7/8in) long x 2.5cm (1in) wide.
€2,000 - 3,000

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
See a related jade bird pendant dated Shang or Western Zhou
dynasty, in the Grenville L. Winthrop collection, Fogg Art Museum,
Harvard University, illustrated by M.Loehr, Ancient Chinese Jades,
Cambridge, 1975, p.116, no.130. Compare with a closely related
greyish-white jade owl-form pendant, late Shang/early Western Zhou
dynasty, which was sold at Christie’s New York, 13 September 2019,
lot 812.
商晚期/西周早期 玉鴞

來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 3
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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