HEAD OF A BUDDHA.
China. Northern Qi - early Sui dynasty. 6th c.

Lime sandstone; finely modeled and evenly polished with a thin patina skin; darker at the upper head. Soft features with a serene expression. His eyes closed half under the arched brows starting at the upper part of the small nose. The lips pressed and the ears elongated with realistic details. The hair parted in the middle under a softly rounded high ushnisha. The back unpolished and with a square recess. Height 26.5cm; width ca 15cm; depth ca. 18cm. Condition A/B. Supplement: On a square wooden base.

Provenance:
-Private collection Cologne; acquired in the 1980s.
-Private collection of an architect in Rhineland; acquired in the 1950/60s.


Art trade; Van Ham.