Yungang Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva
Stone
Yungang Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva
CHINA, Shanxi, Datong; Northern Wei dynasty
Originally from the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi, the composure and compassion in the lean face of this carving are strikingly apparent, despite its worn state. The figure wears a decorative headdress with hair simply and neatly tied. The straight nose and long, slender eyebrows provide an elegant frame for the rest of the features. Overall, the work is vivid and simple. It now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, page 1741.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Yungang Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, vol. 9, 2016, pp. 1741.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Yungang Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, 9:1741.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Yungang Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z (Vol. 9, pp. 1741).
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