Lot 76
20TH CENTURY
Cast with downturned eyes, finely chiselled features, and a lotus-bud form ushnisha. Blackened patina.
The head 13.5cm high, 9cm wide, with stand, 31.5cm high.
Estimate $300 - $500
Small casting flaws, jagged edge to the neck where the head was broken off the now lost body.
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The Asian Art Edit
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8281
6:30pm - 12 December 2018
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Wednesday 5 December, 9am-8pm
Wednesday 12 December, 9am-4pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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