A Chinese polychrome and gilt gesso wood head of a warrior
Ming Dynasty (1368-1643)
Carved with slanted eyes set with glass beneath a bulbous forehead and frowning eyebrows, the nose with flaring nostrils above a mouth surrounded by remnants of facial hair, the ears with elongated earlobes above holes for facial hair, all beneath an elaborate headdress, losses and damages
54.5 cm. high, mounted
A Chinese polychrome and gilt gesso wood head of a warrior
Ming Dynasty (1368-1643)
Carved with slanted eyes set with glass beneath a bulbous forehead and frowning eyebrows, the nose with flaring nostrils above a mouth surrounded by remnants of facial hair, the ears with elongated earlobes above holes for facial hair, all beneath an elaborate headdress, losses and damages
54.5 cm. high, mounted
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