• 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