Chinese Wei Buddha Brick

WEI DYNASTY, 534-550 A.D.

13 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (3.7 kg, 34 x 16 cm).

A rectangular ceramic brick displaying Buddha in an ankle-length robe beneath a canopy, in raised relief within a rectangular niche, his hands held in the varada mudra of charity and compassion.

Provenance

Acquired 1970-1990s.
Ex Hong Kong collection.
From a private West Country collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1512