Lot 4. A rare pair of grey jade 'dragon' pendants, Warring States Period-Han Dynasty (475 BC-220 AD); 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long. (2). Sold for 16,575 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset.

Each serpentine pendant carved flat in the form of a stylised dragon with curving sinuous body issuing short limbs, the head facing 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 inclusions, a small drilled aperture to the lower body.

Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935.
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021).

Note: A related jade dragon-shaped pendant, Warring States period, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (I), Hong Kong, 1995, no.151. A related pair of jade 'dragon' pendants, Warring states/Han dynasty, was sold at Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 497.

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris. The Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection of Asian Art: A Century of Collecting - Part 1. Paris, 25 october 2022