A RARE GREY TERRACOTTA HEAD OF BUDDHA WITH REMNANTS OF PAINT AND WHITE SLIP

Estimated Value:

5.000 € - 8.000 €

Result:

6.475 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Tang to Song dynasty
H. 45 cm (o.S.)
The head is modelled with a serene facial expression showing downcast eyes under arched eyebrows merging into the bridge of the nose, well-defined smiling lips, elongated earlobes, the black-coloured hairstyle continues in the ushnisha, which is crowned with a bud and has a large ratna at the front, traces of whitish pigment over a white plaster base, on a wooden plinth.
Max Müller (1867 - 1960), German consul in Hankow, collected in China between 1905 and 1912, inherited by his daughter Irmgard Müller-Doertenbeach (1909 - 2011), acquired by the present owner from her on 3 July 1992 - Partly chipped, minor restorations

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