Qing Dynasty Terracotta Head Sculpture with Headdress and Distressed Finish

An antique Chinese carved stone court figure head sculpture with original polychromy. Attracting our attention with its tall headdress and remnants of original polychromy, this Chine...

This vintage stone Quán Yīn head sculpture, hand-carved in mid-20th-century China, captures the Bodhisattva of Compassion in serene repose. Rising 18″ high atop a gently flared neckl...

A Chinese Ming Dynasty period stucco head of a court lady from the 15th or 16th century, mounted on a wooden stand. Crafted in China during the Ming Dynasty, this stucco head is moun...

A Burmese hand carved stone sculpture from the 17th or 18th century, depicting a man's head and mounted on a custom wooden base. Hand carved from stone in Burma during the 17th or 18th century, this sculpture, featuring a man's head and showcasing a serene attitude, was intended for a temple. The eyes and the shape of the head are typically Burmese. The head presents a headband and lying ears, which suggest the character is an important one. Mounted on a red lacquered wooden base, this antique Burmese hand carved stone head sculpture...

A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa 11th century, China. The amazingly life-like figure depicts a luohan (sometime spelled lohan), also known as an arhat, one of the original disciples of the Buddha. The elderly man has been molded in stucco with inset glass eyes and painted with idealized, if slightly exaggerated features. The unidentified luohan sports a bald, or perhaps shaved, domed head above a bulging forehead, symbolizing his vast wisdom. The wrinkles in his furrowed brow, and creases around his eyes add to his realism. The learned man stares out wisely from deep set, heavily lidded inlaid glass eyes that catch the light. The luohan has high cheekbones and a prominent jawline. His lips full and pursed as if about to speak. The corners of his mouth turned up ever so slightly in a faint smile, causing his gaunt cheeks to dimple charismatically. A series of dots above the upper lip indicate he may originally have sported a mustache of real hair. This life sized head with extremely realistic features fits into a very narrow time frame of Chinese Buddhist art. Perhaps the most recognized group of large, finely molded Chinese luohan...

Stoneware Buddha head, Shan State Kingdom, Burma, 16th/18th century Buddha head from a temple facing built entirely of mud bricks during the 16th/18th century. Maravijaya Buddha. Sh...

Daoist sage, official, or possibly a Buddhist acolyte. A large, thick and heavy cast iron statue of a head. Custom vintage carved hardwood stand finishes off this outstanding and decorative bust, circa 10th...

12th century terracotta head of a woman, Song Dynasty (from 960 to 1279). This small, delicately molded head of a woman wearing an elaborate headdress is mounted on a cube-shaped...