Description
Masque funéraire, Chine dynastie Liao (907-1125)
Funerary mask, China Liao dynasty (907-1125) H. 26 cm - L. 25 cm. Embossed and gilded copper alloy The face is included in an oval, the expression is serene, lips joined, eyes closed and eyebrow arch marked in relief. The ears are poly-lobed and pierced. Provenance: 2003-2022. Collection Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Paris Acquired from Ascher Eskenazy, Paris Reference: She, Hsueh-man, Gilded Splendor,Treasures of China's Liao Empire (907 - 1125), Asia Society New York, 2006, no. 6, pp. 108-109 Publication: Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, L'art au futur antérieur, un autre regard, Musée de Grenoble, Actes Sud, 2004. P59 Exhibition: Musée de Grenoble, L'Art au Futur Antérieur, Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert, Un Autre Regard. 2004
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Masque funéraire, Chine dynastie Liao (907-1125)
