Lot 108. A Gandharan schist face of a bodhisattva, 2nd-3rd century. Height 11 in., 28 cm. Estimate 1,500 — 2,500 USD. Lot sold 1,875 USD. Photo Sotheby's

with deep-set eyes and curved mustache over gently smiling lips; his forehead surmounted by a jeweled turban with a central leonine medallion, stand, Japanese wood box (3).

Provenance: Japanese Collection, acquired before the 1960s.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 11 september 2012