Buddha head in adobe covered with polychrome slip, China, Ming period (1368-1644) The face is serene, the cheeks full, the chin well rounded and the lips fleshy, the ears with long lobes characteristic of Buddhist iconography. The eyes are half closed and the irises are encrusted with black glass. The urna adorns the forehead and at the top of the hair made of many curls bearing traces of blue pigment, appears the ushnisha, a cranial protuberance symbol of wisdom. Height : 32 cm 明-泥胎彩绘佛头