Qing Imperial Palace: Figurine of Apsara
Jade
玉飛天
中國
清宮舊藏。唐代（618～907）玉雕作品。飛天，泛指飛翔於空中，以歌舞、香花等供養諸佛菩薩之天人，常見於佛教建築或藝術之作。
飛天為青玉質，高3.9公分，長7.1公分，厚0.7公分。形扁平，以鏤雕及陽刻雕琢而成，局部有淺黃色瑕斑。綰髮髻，臉部圓潤，慈眉善目。身形修長，袒上身，下著長裙，披帔帛，飄舞飛揚。屈右手肘，左手向後舒展，呈側身飛舞狀，姿態優美。身下祥雲承托，輕盈飄逸，造像風格與唐代壁畫中的飛天相似。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 252.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qing Imperial Palace: Figurine of Apsara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 252.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Qing Imperial Palace: Figurine of Apsara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:252.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Qing Imperial Palace: Figurine of Apsara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 252).
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