
Cleveland Museum of Art
Head
- Date
- 960–1279
- Medium
- iron
- Culture
- China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The shaven head and face of this ascetic expresses character and personality. It may have once been part of a figure of a monk or lohan , an enlightened being with supernatural power.
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