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VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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A LARGE RED SANDSTONE HEAD OF A
BODHISATTVA

YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The head is fnely carved with full lips and a
steady gaze below an elaborate crown carved
with a lotus blossom in the center of foliate scrolls
incorporating pendent strands of beads.
18 æ in. (47.6 cm.) high, metal stand

$8,000-10,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1997.
元/明 砂岩雕菩薩頭像

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