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| Tuokuzisalai: Head of a Bodhisattva |
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Tuokuzisalai: Head of a Bodhisattva
CHINA, Xinjiang, Kashgar; 6th–7th century; Clay; H: 14 cm; Guimet Museum of Asian Art, Paris, France |
| This artwork was discovered at Tuokuzisalai, a historic Buddhist temple in present day Xinjiang. The head was probably produced by a mold but has dimples at the corners of the mouth and a well-defined chin. The ears are slightly curved due to the extended earlobes that are pierced to accommodate large floral earrings. The lines on the neck were roughly impressed by the sculptor 's tool to indicate one of the signs of a great person. A fragment of the buoyant stole is visible behind the neck. Curly hair tumbles down the side of the head and, like the ears set into it, appears to have been molded separately and added later. |
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