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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˚dᇜ໮56
           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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