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A VERY RARE DARK-GREY STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
- NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (386-535), LONGMEN CAVES

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A VERY RARE DARK-GREY STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (386-535), LONGMEN CAVES
Estimate
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    $20,000 - $30,000

Sale Information

Sale 2509
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
16 September 2010
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

A VERY RARE DARK-GREY STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (386-535), LONGMEN CAVES
The long, slender face flanked by elongated ears and carved with full mouth and straight nose rising to curved brows elegantly arched over the eyes, the head surmounted by a flared crown, with remains of white pigment
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high, wood stand

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Provenance

C. Edward Wells, Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1963.

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