Chinese Ming Red Sandstone Head

Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A sandstone head carved in the round with stylised features; long earlobes, shaven head, furrowed brow, slender lentoid eyes beneath arched pencil-line brows, long nose, fleshy cheeks and chin, narrow mouth drawn back into a half-smile; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 9.7 kg total, 32cm including stand (12 1/2"). Ex West Country collection, Bath, Somerset, UK, 1970-2000s.
Condition Report: Fair condition.