South Xiangtangshan Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva
Stone
South Xiangtangshan Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva
CHINA, Hebei, Handan; Northern Qi dynasty
This sculpture of the head of a Bodhisattva was originally from the South Xiangtangshan Grottoes. The figure wears a gemmed headdress. The large eyes gaze downwards beneath prominent bow-shaped eyebrows that continue into the line of the high bridged nose. The lips are calmly composed above the rounded chin. The head is well-proportioned and projects a sense of serenity.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1430.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "South Xiangtangshan Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1430.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "South Xiangtangshan Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1430.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). South Xiangtangshan Grottoes: Head of a Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1430).
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