Head of a Bodhisattva
CultureChinese
DateNorthern Qi dynasty (550-577 C.E.)
MediumFine hard limestone
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 4 × 5 inches (21.59 × 10.16 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Asian Art Aquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF99-1
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DescriptionLimestone head of a Bodhisattva finely carved with arched brows, elongated eyes, broad nose and full lips. The back part of the head is partly missing. The hair is arranged in regular curls, coiling to each side from the center, in a line along the forehead and in front of the ears. It wears the remains of an elaborate diadem of three parts, the central section carved with a large jewel in front - held in place by a strap or ribbon, a fragment of which remains behind the head.Exhibition HistoryChinese Buddhist Sculpture, Eskenazi Ltd. Oriental Art, London, England, June 1997, no. 5.
Giuseppe Eskenazi;
Purchased from Giuseppe Eskenazi by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1999.
Jason Steuber, New At The Nelson:Bodhisattva Sculpture Acquired, Nelson-Atkins, Calendar of Events (Kansas City, Missouri: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, May 1999), 2 (repro.).
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