264 - A Red Sandstone Carved Head of Sun Wukong (Monkey King), Ming Dynastycarved from southern Chinese red sandstone. The head is finely modelled with characteristic facial features, prominent ears and deeply incised facial folds, surmounted by a cloud motif at the forehead. While the figure of Sun Wukong gained widespread fame via the literary classic Journey to the West???????????????, surviving independent Ming stone sculptures depicting this subject are rare. [Good condition overall] Private Collection, London; Property from a Hereford family collection. Link of detail photos:

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