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LOT 1587
Chinese Wei Buddha Brick
WEI DYNASTY, 534-550 A.D.
13 1/4 in. (4 kg, 33.5 cm high).
A rectangular ceramic Buddha brick displaying a nimbate Buddha figure seated on a plinth, legs crossed before him, hands held at the chest, within a niche.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
From a Hong Kong collection.
London collection, 1990s-2000s.
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