£1,875
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
清 白玉雕飛天吊墜
carved in round with a flying deity apsara dressing in a long robe with scarf floating horizontally due to the the wind blowing, her bare foot revealed beneath the clothing, her head half raised with jewelled high chignon topped with floral crown, both arms extending forwards in different mudras, a band of swirling clouds supporting her underneath, the stone of even white colour
Provenance: property of a gentleman; formerly in the collection of an European diplomat Sven Hedin (1865-1952) who acquired it from Hong Kong in 1930s