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A STONE HEAD OF A PROVENANCE ࡥ ͩᎉമᔜ྅
BODHISATTVA Theodore Culty, Paris, 1955. Ը๕
TANG DYNASTY Collection of Alex and Elizabeth Lewyt. Theodore Cultydˋኇd1955ϋ
Sotheby’s New York, 17th September 2013,
the round face well carved with an aquiline nose lot 56. Alex ʿ Elizabeth Lewyt ᙨϗᔛ
and arched eyebrows, the eyelids lowered in ॲߒᘽబˢ2013ϋ9˜17˚dᇜ56
a downcast gaze imparting an expression of $ 40,000-60,000
serenity, the grooved hair drawn into a high
chignon and set at the front with a small diadem,
all between large ears with pendulous lobes, with
later added gilt lacquer and pigments, mounted
on a base
Height 9⅝ in., 24.3 cm
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