TWO IMPRESSIVE LARGE PAINTED STUCCO HEADS OF GUARDIAN KINGS ...

Lot 2701
09.07.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 2701 | TWO IMPRESSIVE LARGE PAINTED STUCCO HEADS OF GUARDIAN KINGS ...
TWO IMPRESSIVE LARGE PAINTED STUCCO HEADS OF GUARDIAN KINGS

HEAD PAINTED IN WHITE: NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127) HEAD PAINTED IN RED: MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER

The head painted in white is well modelled with a fierce expression and a large domed forehead. The mouth is closed, his bulging eyes reveal black glass pupils within the deep sockets below a furrowed brow. The hair is rolled in segments at the hairline and pulled up into a topknot. The lips are painted in dark red, and the brows, moustache and beard are detailed in black against the stark white skin. The other is also well modelled in brownish-red with a scowling, theatrical expression and a large domed forehead. He has bulging eyes inlaid with black glass pupils below bushy eyebrows. A wispy beard, mustache and eyebrows are detailed in black against a brownish-red complexion. The hair is drawn up into a top-knot and his mouth wide open in a threatening shout.

Head painted in white: 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) high, 11 1/8 in. (28 cm.) wide; head painted in red: 22 in. (56 cm.) high, 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.) wide, stands

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