LARGER THAN LIFE HEAD OF A BUDDHIST MONK.
Tibet or Nepal. 18th c.

Copper bronze in repouss?with gilding and painted with pigments. The stylized facial features of the big head show great concentration and determination. The head is composed of two parts; the ears are separately worked and riveted to the head as well as the collar; which forms a foot ring around the neck. Height 48;5cm; width approx. 38cm; depth approx. 27cm. Condition A/B. Supplement: Catalog of the collection Robert Jacobsen with photo of the head.

Provenance:
-According to a former owner from the collection of Barbara S. Adams (1931-2015); consort of the Nepalese Prince Basundhara (1921-77).
-Collection of the artist Robert Jacobsen (1912-93).
-Private collection Northern Germany; acquired in Copenhagen.

Published:
-Karsten Ohrt & Lise Seisboll: Roberts Jacobsens Univers. Denmark; 1992. Photo p. 119.Art trade; Van Ham.