Head of a Bodhisattva
CultureChinese
DateSong dynasty (960-1279)
MediumCast iron, stucco with polychrome and gilding, and stone or glass eyes
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (24.13 x 16.51 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1463
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DescriptionHollow cast iron head covered with stucco. Brown face, delicate features. Deep line indicating shape of lower part of nostril and below eyes. Glass eyes. Indentation in forehead. Hair in stylized scrolls, green. Simple triangular headdress. Headdress is modern, restored in plaster.ProvenancePurchased on the Chinese art market, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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7th-8th century C.E.
33-1540
