Lot 176
176
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A DARK GRAY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA

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A DARK GRAY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
TANG DYNASTY

The full face carved with small mouth and partially closed eyes below gracefully arched brows, framed by the long ears and the hair dressed in tight, rounded curls with the top of the usnisa left plain--9 1/2 in. (24cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the heads of two seated Buddhas with similarly rounded cheeks, small mouth, rounded chin and raised 'snail' curls illustrated by Sugimura, Chinese Sculpture, Bronzes, Jades in Japanese Collections, Tokyo, 1968, pl. 25 and 31