Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva
Clay
Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
This head originates in the Mogao Caves. The mounded hair is parted in the center and tied with a fillet. The face is broad and smiling, and the gaze is direct. In contrast to the other strongly modeled features, the eyebrows are simply depicted with curved lines.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1240.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1240).
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