Caption

Head of Buddha; creator, provenance, Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; Song 960–1279 style; Chinese Buddhism; Buddha iconography Buddha ca. 560–480 BCE; ushnisha; Song-style sculpture; 19th/20th century; China; sculpture; height 38.0 cm, A weathered stone head sculpture shown in profile on a rectangular stone base against a smooth gradient background, with visible textures of rough, pitted stone and softer worn areas; the sculpture displays rounded hair or head covering, a defined ear, closed eye, and a slightly projecting nose and lips. The colors visible include various shades of beige, tan, brown, gray, and muted ochre on the sculpture and base, with a gradient background ranging from dark gray at the top to lighter gray toward the bottom and a dark gray surface beneath the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_145

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Buddha creator provenance Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Song 960–1279 style Chinese Buddhism Buddha iconography Buddha ca 560–480 Bce ushnisha Song-style sculpture 19th 20th century China sculpture height 38.0 cm weathered stone head shown profile rectangular stone base smooth gradient background visible textures rough pitted stone softer worn areas sculpture displays rounded hair head covering defined ear closed eye slightly projecting nose lips colors visible include various shades beige tan brown gray muted ochre base gradient background ranging dark gray top lighter gray bottom dark gray surface beneath base.