RARE PERLE EN JADE JAUNE-VERTDynastie Qing (1644-1911) ou antérieur A RARE YELLOWISH-GREEN JADE 'DRAGON' BEAD Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or earlier Ofpressed 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. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) pare 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 pendium 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 London, 11 May 2021, lot 5; and another archaic jade bead (part lot), Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at 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