Head of a Bodhisattva
1100–1199
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 86.4 x 40.6 x 38.1 cm (34 x 16 x 15 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, reportedly from Henan province, Northern Song (960-1127) to Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
About
This large head of a Bodhisattva figure, an enlightened being that vowed to help humans on earth, was once part of a monumental sculpture in a public Buddhist setting.