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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳藏品
Lots 65 - 66
65 *
A CARVED STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
Probably Ming Dynasty
Carved with slanted downcast eyes in meditation
and well-formed lips curved in a gentle smile, the
forehead below neatly parted locks at the hairline,
drawn up into an elegant chignon secured by a
foliate tiara, stand.
19.8cm (7 6/8in) high. (2).

£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000

或明 石雕菩薩頭像

Provenance: The Reid Collection

來源： Reid 收藏
66 *
A BRONZE HEAD OF XIWANGMU
Yuan/Ming Dynasty
The round face with a serene expression with
arched brows above partially open eyes above a
straight nose and full lips, the hair pulled back from
the face in even grooves to reveal the pendulous
earlobes, all beneath an elaborate crown decorated
with three phoenix, mounted.
19cm (7 1/2in) high. (2).

£20,000 - 30,000
CNY180,000 - 270,000
元/明 銅西王母頭像

Provenance: Aaron Gallery Ancient Art Ltd., London
Norman Taylor Collection, prior to 22 June 1999
The Reid Collection

來源：
倫敦古董商Aaron Gallery Ancient Art Ltd.
1999年6月22日前為Norman Taylor先生收藏
65 Reid收藏

Xiwangmu, also referred to as the Queen Mother of
the West, is one of the most important deities of the
Daoist pantheon. She was often depicted wearing
a headdress decorated with phoenix, a mythical
bird which, according to the ‘Classic of Mountains
and Seas’ (Shanhai jing 山海經), compiled during
the Han dynasty, inhabited the Immortal lands of
the deity, along with other fantastic creatures such
as the three-footed crow, the nine-tailed fox, the
dancing frog and the moon-hare who pounded
magical elixirs in a mortar.

The facial features and headdress decorating the
present lot are comparable with those depicted on two
bronze figures of Xiwangmu, Ming dynasty, which were
sold at Sotheby’s London, 16 May 2007, lot 38.
65

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