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RARE PAIRE DE PENDENTIFS EN JADE GRIS EN FORME DE Provenance:
DRAGONS Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Époque des Royaumes Combattants /Dynastie Han Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
(475 avant J.-C - 220 ap. J.-C)
A related jade dragon-shaped pendant, Warring States period, is
A RARE PAIR OF GREY JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANTS illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Warring States Period/Han Dynasty (475 BC-220 AD) Museum: Jadeware (I), Hong Kong, 1995, no.151. A related pair of
Each serpentine pendant carved flat in the form of a stylised dragon jade ‘dragon’ pendants, Warring states/Han dynasty, was sold at
with curving sinuous body issuing short limbs, the head facing Sotheby’s London, 18 May 2018, lot 497.
forwards with a prominent snout, incised to each side with a dense
design of tight scrolls, the stone of pale grey hue with darker grey 東周 龍形玉璜一對
inclusions, a small drilled aperture to the lower body.
15.5cm (6 1/8in) long. (2). 來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏
€1,500 - 2,000 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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