TWO POLYCHROME PAINTED STUCCO HEADS OF LUOHAN Yuan/Ming dynasty (2)PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONTWO POLYCHROME PAINTED STUCCO HEADS OF LUOHANYuan/Ming dynastyEach slightly larger than life-size head comprised of a clay core coated in fabric, stucco, and polychrome paint, modeled with a pronounced and furrowed brow beneath a protruding cranial bump, the expressive eyes inset with glass pupils, the hooked nose with flaring nostrils above a mustache and full lips, the face framed by large ears and blue hair, one luohan painted with a tan complexion, the other with a darker complexion; individually mounted on wood stands. 11in (27.9cm); 11 1/2in (29.2cm) height excluding stand (2).Provenance: Taiwan Private Collection, circa 1999 to 2007, by reputeCompare a stucco head of a bodhisattva attributed to the Jin/Yuan dynasty, formerly in the collection of J. T. Tai & Co., sold at Sotheby's, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 273; and a further stucco head of a bodhisattva, also attributed to the Jin/Yuan dynasty, was sold in the same rooms, 16 March 2016, lot 358. -