A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAIC STONE BUDDHA HEAD
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唐 大型花崗岩佛首
The Buddha's face is carved in a full-frontal view, featuring prominently hooded eyes, a small mouth, and a distinct brow. This face is framed by elongated ears with dangling earlobes, while the hair is intricately arranged in a stack of coiled whorls. The entire piece is elegantly mounted on a stand. Tang Dynasty period.
Height: 15 3/4 in (40.0 cm) Width: 6 1/4 in (15.9 cm)
Provenance: 1. Collection of Little Meditation Retreat, New York 2. Sotheby's New York, September 2014 "Images Of Enlightenment" auction Lot 417 3.Acquired in New York in the 1980s.
The coiled whorl hairstyle of the present lot relates stylistically to Tang period buddha heads. Compare a related example in the collection of Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, formerly in the collection of Avery Brundage Collection, dated to Tang Dynasty period and from Longmen Grottoes.
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The Buddha's face is carved in a full-frontal view, featuring prominently hooded eyes, a small mouth, and a distinct brow. This face is framed by elongated ears with dangling earlobes, while the hair is intricately arranged in a stack of coiled whorls. The entire piece is elegantly mounted on a stand. Tang Dynasty period.
Height: 15 3/4 in (40.0 cm) Width: 6 1/4 in (15.9 cm)
Provenance: 1. Collection of Little Meditation Retreat, New York 2. Sotheby's New York, September 2014 "Images Of Enlightenment" auction Lot 417 3.Acquired in New York in the 1980s.
The coiled whorl hairstyle of the present lot relates stylistically to Tang period buddha heads. Compare a related example in the collection of Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, formerly in the collection of Avery Brundage Collection, dated to Tang Dynasty period and from Longmen Grottoes.
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A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAIC STONE BUDDHA HEAD
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