Head
960–1279
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
About
The shaven head and face of this ascetic expresses character and personality. It may have once been part of a figure of a monk or lohan, an enlightened being with supernatural power.