A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA

Description:

China, Song/ Ming dynasty
H. 30 cm (44 cm)
The head is finely carved with a serene facial expression displaying downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that touch the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, his hair combed in curls along his forehead and temples while the rest is set in a chignon on top of his head secured with a tiara consisting of several leafs sculpted with scrolling motifs, the central one with a section of the ratna-emblem and the backside of his hairdo covered with a pleated cloth, on wood stand.
Old European private collection - Partly chipped, minor wear