Head

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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