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14 A LARGE AND RARE BROWN CONGLOMERATE LIMESTONE HEAD OF A LUOHAN
SONG ! EARLY MING DYNASTY

Ⴘ㜠ᬻ݊ ⴠ䰂㒲⑏仃׼
expressively carved, the full rounded head with furrowed brows and finely articulated eyebrows beneath a
heavily lined forehead, the deeply-lidded wrinkled eyes peering out above a softly rounded nose and a prominent
chin, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, with short hairs incised to the crown and chin, the mottled stone of a
variegated brown and orange tone, stone stand (2)
Height 16¼ in., 41.3 cm

$ 150,000-250,000

PROVENANCE ҳ⎽
Collection of American Consul General 㒻స㍪䵅θ Angus Ward (1893-1969) ᩣ㫼喑1931
Angus Ward (1893-1969), acquired in China Ꭱᓄ᫩͚స
in 1931. Richard Ravenal喑Asian Gallery喑1969Ꭱ1ᰵ20ᬒ
Richard Ravenal, Asian Gallery, New York, ट㦯㟙ɀ⧷㗜̶̓喍1978Ꭱ䕊喎ᩣ㫼
20th January 1969.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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