A RARE LIMESTONE 'XIANGTANGSHAN' RELIEF FRAGMENT OF A FLYING ASPARA NORTHERN QI DYNASTY the grey limestone fragment with traces of a white-ground layer, carved in raised relief with a flying aspara strumming a large pear-shaped pipa, the left arm under the neck and the hand fretting the notes along the neck of the lute, her curved body effortlessly floating in mid-air with legs slightly spread and the left knee raised, dressed in a long flowing robe draping in pleated folds between the legs and fluttering toward the sky, her face with small delicate features framed by a high topknot and a billowing scarf draped around the arms and arching above her head, all against a large swirling cloud, wood stand 19.7 cm., 7 3/4 in.
A RARE LIMESTONE 'XIANGTANGSHAN' RELIEF FRAGMENT OF A FLYING ASPARA NORTHERN QI DYNASTY the grey limestone fragment with traces of a white-ground layer, carved in raised relief with a flying aspara strumming a large pear-shaped pipa, the left arm under the neck and the hand fretting the notes along the neck of the lute, her curved body effortlessly floating in mid-air with legs slightly spread and the left knee raised, dressed in a long flowing robe draping in pleated folds between the legs and fluttering toward the sky, her face with small delicate features framed by a high topknot and a billowing scarf draped around the arms and arching above her head, all against a large swirling cloud, wood stand 19.7 cm., 7 3/4 in.
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