Description
CHINA - MING Dynasty (1368-1644) Large beige limestone Buddha head, half-closed eyes, the headdress surmounted by a crown with five peaks each adorned with an image of a standing Buddha called "The Five Victors": Vairocana, Akshobhya, Amitabha, Ratnasambhava and Amoghasiddhi. Height. 36,5 cm (restoration to a point of the headdress) Comparative work: Bodhisattva Guanyin from the Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon, referenced under the inventory number 1971-276. Expert : Cabinet Portier Associés, Mrs Alice Jossaume.
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CHINA - MING Dynasty (1368-1644) Large beige limestone Buddha head, half-closed eyes, the headdress surmounted by a crown with five peaks each adorned with an image of a standing Buddha called "The Five Victors": Vairocana, Akshobhya, Amitabha, Ratnasambhava and Amoghasiddhi. Height. 36,5 cm (restoration to a point of the headdress) Comparative work: Bodhisattva Guanyin from the Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon, referenced under the inventory number 1971-276. Expert : Cabinet Portier Associés, Mrs Alice Jossaume.