A GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA

Los 735
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 20 160
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Los 735 | A GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
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$ 8 000 – 12 000
A GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA

NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-535)

The oval face is cast with a serene expression, flanked by long pendulous ear lobes beneath the hair neatly arranged in tight curls.

1 1⁄2 in. (3.9 cm.) high, softwood stand, Japanese wood box







Provenance

Important private Japanese collection, prior to 1968, and thence by descent within the family.





Literature

Ancient Chinese Art - The Origin of Japanese Art, Kagawa, 1968, F9.

Osaka City Museum, Chinese Art from Six dynasties,1975, no. 3-164.

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Hidden 3000 Years- Asian Art Culture. (year unknown)





Exhibited

Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Hall, Ancient Chinese Art - The Origin of Japanese Art, 1968.

Osaka, The Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Art of the Six Dynasties, 10 October- 9 November 1975.

Aichi, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Hidden 3000 Years- Asian Art Culture, 17 April-5 May (year unknown).





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