An extremely rare large limestone head of a bodhisattva
隋 石灰岩加彩菩薩頭像
An extremely rare large limestone head of a bodhisattva from the Sui Dynasty, featuring a softly rounded face with gracefully arched brows, downcast eyes, and full cheeks expressing quiet contemplation. The elegantly coiffed hair is arranged in looped sections with a double chignon at the crown, decorated with a painted Dharma wheel and crimson-painted curlicues, accompanied by carved florets.
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- the softly rounded face gracefully carved and framed by arched brows extending to a refined aquiline nose, eyes gently cast down above full cheeks and a delicately formed mouth, the gaze half closed in an expression of quiet contemplation, the elegantly coiffed hair in layers of looped sections with thick strands trailing around the well-formed ears over pierced elongated lobes and gathered high into a double chignon at the crown, the hairstyle decorated with a Dharma wheel painted with traces of gilt above a bed of crimson-painted curlicues, accompanied by further carved florets to either side, the stone smooth with areas of darker patination, wood stand
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Monochrome III
April 22, 2021
Estimate: $7,000,000 – $9,000,000
Lot 18
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