A MASSIVE GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) The monumental head is carved with a serene expression, the downcast tear-shaped eyes half closed in mediation below a high-relief urna in the centre of the forehead, above the pursed lips and between long pendulous ear lobes, the hair in tight curls rising to a high usnisha . 20 ¾ in. (53 cm. high), stand Provenance Chang Wei Hwa & Co., Taipei, acquired in 1992
A MASSIVE GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) The monumental head is carved with a serene expression, the downcast tear-shaped eyes half closed in mediation below a high-relief urna in the centre of the forehead, above the pursed lips and between long pendulous ear lobes, the hair in tight curls rising to a high usnisha . 20 ¾ in. (53 cm. high), stand Provenance Chang Wei Hwa & Co., Taipei, acquired in 1992
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