A fine white jade openwork 'Apsara' plaque


Song Dynasty The rectangular plaque intricately carved in openwork as a flying celestial deity wearing a scarf and long flowing robes, holding a lotus stem amidst foliage above scrolling clouds, the translucent stone of an even white tone. 6cm (2 1/3in) wide.
|宋 白玉鏤空飛天帶飾Provenance: An American private collectionMarchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition: Ninety Jades for 90 Years, London, 2015, no.20來源：美國私人舊藏倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄：Marchant，《玉器九十，90週年特展》，倫敦，2015年，編號20Compare with a closely related white jade figure of Apsara, Song dynasty, carved with similar facial features, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 5, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Beijing, 2011, pl.120. See a related white jade carving of an apsara, Song/Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2018, lot 151.白玉質，白皙透瑩，以拉絲鏤空之法雕飛天執荷揚波之態，飛天髮髻高聳，開臉用刀古拙，波濤翻卷如靈芝雲紋，饒有動態。荷葉翻轉至背面，陰刻經脈波紋，纖毫不爽。 可參考北京故宮博物院藏一件宋代白玉飛天，開臉和本品有互通之處，見《故宮博物院藏品大系玉器篇5》，北京，2011年，編號120；另有香港邦瀚斯2018年11月27日售出一件宋或明白玉雕飛天，拍品編號151。