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Subject:Buddha head -Javanese- Guan Yin?
Posted By: Dave Sharp Tue, Apr 22, 2014 IP: 49.224.47.246
Hello

I recently acquired this beautiful Javanese bust - I think is of Guan Yin -is quite 'feminine' in a naturalistic style. I would welcome comments/thoughts from forum folk -I am a novice in this area. [Approx 35 cms high without stand]
Regards, Dave





Subject:Re: Buddha head -Javanese- Guan Yin?
Posted By: Samuel Tan Hadinata Fri, Apr 25, 2014
I have to admit, I don't know much. But I am Chinese born and grown up in Middle Java Indonesia, an antique lover and collector.
If I could comment: Guan Yin or for us Kwan Iem is Chinese Goddess. Chinese Indonesian at least as far I know never made stone statue. Only porcelain or brass. Always small, never seen that size.
Indonesian Buddhist does, but her profile,
especially her nose is too "sharp" for Indonesian.
May be Indian. But who knows, since almost all heads of Greater India territory (Pakistan, India, Tibet, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Champa, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and The Philippines) statues are cut off by robbers. I can't compare them.
Hold on tight, Indonesia economy is growing very fast. They might buy back everything in the future like the Chinese does.

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Subject:Re: Buddha head -Javanese- Guan Yin?
Posted By: Dave Sharp Wed, Apr 30, 2014
Thankyou Samuel for your comments-'she' does look a bit like some of the Indian busts I have viewed-but supposedly definitely from Indonesia.
Thanks again, Dave

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