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AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE
PAINTED STUCCO HEAD
OF A GUARDIAN KING
MING DYNASTY, EARLY 15TH CENTURY
The head is well modelled in a white
complexion with a fierce, theatrical
expression. His eyes are inlaid with black
glass pupils below bushy eyebrows. The
lips are painted in dark red, and the brows,
moustache and wispy beard are detailed in
black against the stark white skin. The hair
is drawn up into a top-knot and his mouth
slightly open.
21Ω in. (55 cm.) high, box
HK$200,000-300,000
US$26,000-39,000

PROVENANCE
Chang Wei-Hwa & Company, Taipei,
acquired in the 1980s
The result of the C14 test from Paleo Labo
Co., Ltd. sample number HK/RCPL/21/194 is
consistent with the dating of the stucco head.

明初 彩繪泥塑天王頭像

來源
雲中居，台北，1980 年代
Paleo Labo Co., Ltd. 碳 14 測試報告編號 HK/
RCPL/21/194 之結果與此拍品頭像定年相符。

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