Lot Essay
The decoration of the ornate crown illustrates the interest in surface adornment during the Sui Dynasty, a trend that had developed during the earlier Northern Zhou period (AD 557-581).
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CHINA, SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)
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A GREY LIMESTONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
CHINA, SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)
The face very finely carved with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes, flanked by pendulous earlobes pierced with large studs, and surmounted by an tall crown ornately decorated with braided festoons and foliate and water-vase motifs
14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high, stand
CHINA, SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)
The face very finely carved with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes, flanked by pendulous earlobes pierced with large studs, and surmounted by an tall crown ornately decorated with braided festoons and foliate and water-vase motifs
14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1990.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Gemma Sudlow
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