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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE UK COLLECTION
A STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Details
A STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The face bears a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, small aquiline nose and elegant bow-shaped mouth. His forehead is carved with an urna. His ears have elongated lobes and his hair and ushnisha are covered with minute spiral-shaped hair-curls.
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) diam.
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The face bears a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, small aquiline nose and elegant bow-shaped mouth. His forehead is carved with an urna. His ears have elongated lobes and his hair and ushnisha are covered with minute spiral-shaped hair-curls.
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
With Spink & Son Ltd., London; Christie's London, 19 June 1998, Lot 434.
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