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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A MASSIVE GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The monumental head is carved with a serene expression, the downcast tear-shaped eyes half closed in mediation below a high-relief urna in the centre of the forehead, above the pursed lips and between long pendulous ear lobes, the hair in tight curls rising to a high usnisha.
20 ¾ in. (53 cm. high), stand
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The monumental head is carved with a serene expression, the downcast tear-shaped eyes half closed in mediation below a high-relief urna in the centre of the forehead, above the pursed lips and between long pendulous ear lobes, the hair in tight curls rising to a high usnisha.
20 ¾ in. (53 cm. high), stand
Provenance
Chang Wei Hwa & Co., Taipei, acquired in 1992
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong