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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
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A SMALL DARK GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The full face is carved with delicate features between two pendulous earlobes,
all below the hair which is dressed in two large whorls above the forehead and
below a third whorl covering the pronounced ushnisha.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) high
£4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,400
€4,600-6,900

PROVENANCE
Acquired in 1977 in Cannes, France

Compare a stone head of Buddha from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection sold
at Christie’s New York, 18 March 2009, lot 350.
唐 石雕佛頭像
來源: 歐洲私人珍藏; 於1977年購自法國戛納

~159
A STONE HEAD OF A BUDDHIST JUDGE OF HELL
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The wrathful deity is carved with bulging eyes, an aquiline nose, and a rounded
face. He wears an elaborate high crown.
13æ in. (35 cm.) high, carved huali wood stand
£6,000-8,000 $8,500-11,000
€6,900-9,200

PROVENANCE
From the collection of Dr. Hans Koch, Düsseldorf, acquired around 1909
元／明 石雕頭像
來源: 德國杜塞爾多夫藏家Hans Koch 博士舊藏, 1909年
所購

158 Other fees apply in addition to the hammer price – see Section D of our Conditions of Sale at the back of this Catalogue