A WHITE JADE BELT PLAQUE TANG DYNASTY OR LATER
carved in relief to one side with a musician, possibly of Central Asian origin, seated on an oval mat playing a pipa, the figure enclosed within an undulating frame, the other side possibly later-carved with a sinewy coiled dragon encircling a floret amidst clouds extending over the top edge of the plaque, pierced for suspension, the stone of a pure white color
Width 1 7/8 in., 4.7 cm
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carved in relief to one side with a musician, possibly of Central Asian origin, seated on an oval mat playing a pipa, the figure enclosed within an undulating frame, the other side possibly later-carved with a sinewy coiled dragon encircling a floret amidst clouds extending over the top edge of the plaque, pierced for suspension, the stone of a pure white color
Width 1 7/8 in., 4.7 cm
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