Bodhisattva Head
Object Number:
C65
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chinese
Provenience:
China
Hebei
Xiangtangshan
Period:
Northern Qi Dynasty
Date Made:
Northern Qi Dynasty
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Marble (Stone)
Technique:
Carved
Iconography:
Bodhisattva Head
Description:
Stone head of bodhisattva. Dark bistre colored marble with a greenish yellow patina. From a large statue, approximately life size. Ancient head covering in spiral peak form.
Height:
42cm
Credit Line:
Gift of A. G. Worch
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Chinese Halls (1941 - 1966)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Tsiang, Katherine R. 2010. Echoes of the past : the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan. : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 252 fig. 92
[Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects. The University Museum Bulletin. 9 (2-3) : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 62
[Book] Siren, Osvald. 1925. Chinese sculpture from the fifth to the fourteenth century; over 900 specimens in stone, bronze, lacquer and wood, principally from northern China. : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate 475D
[Book] Getz, John. 1916. Exhibition of Oriental Art. : Page/Fig./Plate: 184, no.22
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