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A CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF A GUARDIAN This powerfully sculpted figure may represent a Dvarapala, which were
Ming Dynasty based on Hindu guardians and adopted by Buddhism as fearsome
The face smoothly carved with large bulbous eyes beneath protruding armed the guardians of the four quarters of the world. Depictions of
furrowed brows and a cap with mythical-beast head motif at the front, these figures appear throughout the Dunhuang caves, where they are
the nose with wide nostrils between full cheeks and above pursed lips, often dressed in Sui and Tang style armor.
all between long ears, stand.
28.2cm (11 1/8in) high (2). Compare with a related but larger iron head of a guardian, Yuan
dynasty, in the British Museum, London, acc.no.1960.0729.1.
£10,000 - 15,000
CNY89,000 - 130,000
明 石雕天王頭像

Provenance: John J. Studzinski CBE, London

來源：大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏

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