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A MASSIVE GREY STONE HEAD OF
BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The monumental head is carved with a serene expression, the downcast
tear-shaped eyes half closed in mediation below a high-relief urna in the
centre of the forehead, above the pursed lips and between long pendulous
ear lobes, the hair in tight curls rising to a high usnisha.
20 æ in. (53 cm. high), stand
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000
PROVENANCE
Chang Wei Hwa & Co., Taipei, acquired in 1992
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