AN OPENWORK CARVING OF A FLYING APSARA. China, Ming dynasty or earlier, length 7 cm. White jade. Provenance: Collected by the grandfather of the current owner in the 1920s and 30s in Shanghai. German private collection. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration. ------------------------------------------------- APSARA (FEITIAN). China, Ming dynasty or earlier, l 7 cm. Openwork, white jade carving of a celestial creature flying over wings. Provenance: Collected in the 1920s and 30s in Shanghai by the grandfather of the present owner. German private collection. This object marked with * (asterisk) is fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT will be charged on the hammer price plus surcharge for these objects. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will receive a refund of the VAT.