Lot 117
WHITE JADE BELT PLAQUE
TANG DYNASTY OR LATER
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 6 November 2019 at 12:00 GMT
£6,250
Description
唐或更晚 白玉雕人物紋腰帶扣
carved in relief to one side with a musician, possibly of Central Asian origin, seated on an oval mat playing a reed pipe wind instrument sheng, the figure enclosed within an undulating frame, the other side pierced at four corners for suspension, the stone of a pure white tone with some russet inclusions
Dimensions
5.5cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: Private Paris collection, acquired in Southern France in the1990s