California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 23, 2019  June 23, 2019

 Lot # 7001 
A SET OF WHITE JADE 'ENSEMBLE' PLAQUES    唐 玉雕胡人伎樂紋帶板一套


  • Dimension: Height: 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm) Length: 13 1/2 in (34.3 cm) Width: 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $3500

Consisting of thirteen square shaped jade panels, each depicting a shallow relief design of figure playing different music instrument, the reverse with two drilled apertures on each of the four corners. Tang Dynasty period.


Provenance: Property from an important Southern California collection
玉料呈白色,局部有色沁。器計有十三件,其中正方形十一塊,帶圭形鉈尾玉兩塊,背面均有與鞓結紮的隧孔。帶板的正面皆以淺浮雕加飾陰線紋琢刻成奏樂胡人形象,之中有人盤足打坐,手持簫、排簫、笙、笛子等樂器,作吹奏狀,人物皆長髮捲曲,大眼高鼻,形作肩身披飄帶,身著短衣,足穿尖靴,或跪或坐,形態各異,神態逼真。其人物、衣服、飄帶、均用平行短線刻畫裝飾,人物形象生動,有濃郁的西域風格,保存完整,十分難得。可參考《中國玉器全集5-隋.唐-明》,錦繡出版,1994 年,頁33,圖版53。 來源: 南加州重要私人藏家提供