ID 495043
Lot 819 | A MASSIVE PAINTED STUCCO HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The head is modeled with delicate facial features set in a serene expression enhanced by the smooth, white pigment of the skin and blue pigment of the hair which is worn in a topknot hidden behind the gilded foliate crown set with four diminutive figures of Buddha.
38 7/8 in. (98.7 cm.) high, black base
Literature
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 2000, no. 75.
Exhibited
New York, Kaikodo, 2000.
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