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A STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)
The face is carved with small mouth and heavy-lidded eyes below the curve
of the deeply incised brows. The hair is drawn up under a diadem of swagged
bead strands and large fower-shaped ornaments, and the ears are adorned
with earrings. A small rectangular socket is carved in the back of the head.
6æ in. (17.1 cm.) high, wood stand
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.
隋 石雕菩薩頭像
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