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- Artist
- Unknown (Chinese)
- Title
- Head of a Bodhisattva, from Yün Kang
- Date
- 386-534
- Period
- Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534)
- Medium
- Gray sandstone with traces of white pigment
- Dimensions
- 17 in. H Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse
- Accession No.
- 1972.31
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Geography
- China
Related
1972, gifted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse (New York, NY) to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff May 2021]
- Munsterberg, Hugo. "Sculpture of the Orient." New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1972. p. 79
- New Acquisitions from the Far East: Elvehjem Art Center, 11/5/1973–1/6/1974
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