An Indian Carved Black Stone Head of a Vishnu

古印度黑砂岩毗濕奴頭像
the gently rounded face very finely carved with a benevolent expression, the heavy-lidded eyes beneath sinuous brows centered by a tear-shaped urna, the fine locks of hair in tight curls along the hairline, the stone smoothly polished.

Height of head 11 in., 27.9 cm.

Property from a Private Collector, Florida

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

(By repute) John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.