A CARVED MARBLE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
A CARVED MARBLE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The face is carved with downcast eyes and a serene expression. The hair is arranged in waves to form a high coiffure, and is surmounted by a bird with its head resting towards the deity's forehead and clutching a rosary in its beak.
17 ½ in. (44.4 cm.) high, metal stand
Provenance
Roger Keverne, London, 2009.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
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A CARVED MARBLE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The face is carved with downcast eyes and a serene expression. The hair is arranged in waves to form a high coiffure, and is surmounted by a bird with its head resting towards the deity's forehead and clutching a rosary in its beak.
17 ½ in. (44.4 cm.) high, metal stand
Provenance
Roger Keverne, London, 2009.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND WALTER F. BROWN
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