Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 651
A GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA
Estimate £250 - £450 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA
3RD-5TH CENTURY AD
Modelled with his face in a serene expression, with his eyes cast downwards and mouth curved in a subtle smile, his hair piled in a domed bun, with black pigment to his hair, eyebrows and pupils, all raised on a modern stand, 21cm.
Provenance: formerly the collection of Bunzo Nakanishi, Japan; and then a Belgian private collection, acquired from Shirley Day, New York in 2006.