QUATRE ORNEMENTS EN JADE ARCHAÏQUEDynasties Shang/dynastie Han (ca 1500-1050 av. J.-C/206 av. J.-C - 220 ap. J.-C) FOUR ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGS Shang/Han Dynasty (circa 1500-1050 BC/206 BC-220 AD) prising of a mottled pale green jade silkworm pendant, or arched form with a series of incised lines to the back to define the form, late Shang/Western Zhou dynasty (12th-9th century BC); a small calcified jade circular bead, incised to the rounded surface with a coiled dragon, the reverse flat, Zhou dynasty (1050-221 BC); a pale green jade cicada plaque, the stone with some mottled russet inclusions; and a dark green jade cicada plaque, the stone with mottled creamy calcification, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). The largest cicada pendant 6.3cm (2 1/2in) long; the smaller cicada pendant 4.8cm (1 7/8in) long; the silkworm 4.5cm (1.3/4in); and the bead 2cm (3/4in) diam. (4). Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) See a related jade silkworm, late Shang/Western Zhou dynasty, from the Henry Oppenheim collection, in the British Museum, London (acc.no.1947,0712.463).pare related jade carvings of cicadas, Han dynasty, illustrated in pendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 4 Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties , Beijing, 2011, nos.121-147.pare with a related group of three archaic jade carvings, Eastern Zhou/Han dynasty, which was sold at London, 12 May 2022, lot 9. 商至漢 玉飾 一組四件 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