Fragment of a mural fresco painted in polychrome on adobe

CHINA - 12th century

Estimate : 4 000 - 6 000 €

Sold 4 000 €

Fragment of a mural fresco painted in polychrome on adobe depicting a standing bodhisattva among stylized clouds, probably Guanyin, holding a rosary in his hands.
The style of the figures dates this painting to the Western Xia dynasty, which ruled northwest China from the 11th to the early 13th century, controlling the Dunhuang region and part of the Silk Road.
China, Xi Xia period, 12th-13th century.

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