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RARE PERLE EN JADE JAUNE-VERT
Dynastie Qing (1644-1911) ou antérieur
A RARE YELLOWISH-GREEN JADE ‘DRAGON’ BEAD
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or earlier
Of compressed tubular form, divided into three registers, carved to
the centre with a sinuous striding chilong, with elaborately curled
bifurcated tail, a small circular aperture to each narrow side, the upper
and lower registers with stylised taotie and scroll motifs within key-fret
bands, some red pigmented detailing remaining.
4.5cm (1 3/4in) long.

€8,000 - 12,000

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with three related jade beads of conical tapering form,
Eastern Zhou/Han dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade
from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pp.274-275, nos.17:17-
19. See also the shape of a white jade ‘cloud-design’ bead, Warring
States period, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace
Museum: Jade 3 Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States
Period, Beijing, 2010, no.226.
See a related archaic jade bead, Zhou dynasty, which was sold at
Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 5; and another archaic jade bead
(part lot), Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London,
12 May 2022, lot 6.

清或更早 龍紋玉勒
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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