Lot Essay
Compare the similar cast-iron head included in the inaugural exhibition, Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Eskenazi, London, March, 1972, Catalogue, no. 68
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A CAST-IRON HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
MING DYNASTY
The face crisply cast and detailed in thread relief with a gentle, contemplative expression, the segments of the hairline above the forehead finely delineated, with looped ribbons projecting above each pendulous ear, all below a plain, lobed usnisa pierced around its base with three large apertures, probably for the attachment of a crown, slight traces of pigment
12½in. (31.7cm.) high, stand
MING DYNASTY
The face crisply cast and detailed in thread relief with a gentle, contemplative expression, the segments of the hairline above the forehead finely delineated, with looped ribbons projecting above each pendulous ear, all below a plain, lobed usnisa pierced around its base with three large apertures, probably for the attachment of a crown, slight traces of pigment
12½in. (31.7cm.) high, stand