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A STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA

NORTHERN ZHOU-SUI DYNASTY (AD 557-618)

The face is carved with a gentle expression and heavy-lidded eyes below
curved brows. The hair is shown drawn up under and behind a braided diadem
centered by a large plaque carved in the center with a fower head decorated
with a beaded tassel. A square socket is carved in the back of the head.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, wood stand

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.

北周/隋 石灰岩雕菩薩頭像

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