A sandstone relief depicting a figure playing the vina, Thailand or Cambodia, first half of the 20th century or earlier

A sandstone relief depicting a figure playing the vina
Thailand or Cambodia, first half of the 20th century or earlier

Height 21¾ in., 55.2 cm

Catalogue Note:
The four-armed figure seated sideways on a rocky mount, playing a lute with the primary right and secondary left hands and holding a small club in the primary left hand. The figure wears a heavily patterned ankle-length dhoti and various items of elaborate jewelry, the face has a serene expression with the eyes lowered. Behind the figure is an arch with highly decorative foliate motifs.

Provenance:
C.T. Loo & Co., New York, 1950.

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo.

Sotheby's New York, 23rd March 2007, lot 48.