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LOT 2194
Chinese Wei Buddha Brick
WEI DYNASTY, 534-550 A.D.
12 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (4.06 kg, 32 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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1990s.
Ex Hong Kong collection.
From a private West Country collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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