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A VERY RARE MASSIVE PAINTED STUCCO HEAD OF GUANYIN This monumental head of Guanyin was made with clay and lime
Yuan/early Ming Dynasty combined with a binding material applied over a wood core, and was
The head boldly modelled as the powerful deity and brightly coloured, then coloured with mineral pigments. The ease of working with these
wearing an elaborate five-peaked Buddhist tiara set with large materials allowed artisans to create larger-scale sculptural works such
flowerheads flanking a small seated Buddha on the central peak, as this magnificent head.
the tiara heavily gilt overall, the dark-blue hair grooved in tight loops
sweeping symmetrically across her forehead and around the back of See a related example illustrated by Li Jingjie and Tian Jun, Collections
her head, her complexion and ear lobes brick-red, her small pursed of the Palace Museum: Images of Buddha, Beijing, 2007, no.138. See
lips scarlet, the face with an impassive expression and the eyes cast also a related head of Buddha with regal crown, Ming dynasty, 15th
meditatively downwards, metal stand. century, in the Tsz Shan Monastery Buddhist Art Museum, Hong Kong,
67cm (26 3/4in) high, with stand 79cm (31in) high. (2). (acc.no. 2017.29).
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

元/明早期 彩塑觀音頭像

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