A painted stucco head of a bodhisattva. Ming dynasty - image-1

Lot 532 Dα

A painted stucco head of a bodhisattva. Ming dynasty

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 14:00 - China - Paintings, Decorative Arts, Sculptures -, Tibet/Nepal, India, South East Asia
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 4.340 € (incl. premium)

A painted stucco head of a bodhisattva. Ming dynasty

A painted stucco head of a bodhisattva with heavy lids and downcast eyes beneath arched brows, a long nose and full retouched lips, the hair is rolled up into two spirals above the sunken urna, the ears with fleshy ear lobes realistically modelled. Ming dynasty. Mounted on a marble base.
Height 27.5 cm