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Tuokuzisalai Hall D: Head of a Bodhisattva
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Tuokuzisalai Hall D: Head of a Bodhisattva
CHINA, Xinjiang, Kashgar; 6th–7th century; Clay; H: 24 cm; Guimet Museum of Asian Art, Paris, France
The Bodhisattva 's face was cast from a mold with perhaps some later accentuation about the eyes and small, bow-like mouth. The hair in this example is the type in which regular waves are on either side of the head and a straight line across the middle. The ears have been placed within the hairline that sweeps outward at the side. The hair is arranged into a large headdress ornamented with flowers at the sides. These flowers bend outwards as they adapt themselves realistically to the material beneath, so they may have been molded and applied later. A crested shape runs straight upwards between the flowers and curves backward. |
