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Head of Bodhisattva
Głowa Boddhisatvy: MT-DW-27

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Why this is a
Masterpiece

The head probably belonged to a full figure of Bodhisattva. The sculpture is made very carefully: round face with a double chin and long ears; eyes slightly directed downward; thin marked eyebrows; straight line of a small and flat nose; a subtle smile that intrigues and makes the physiognomy mysterious; hair and a crown on the head are made in a very precise way - every tuft composes a refined hairstyle.

History of the Object: The head of Bodhisattva derived from the Tang Dynasty, when Buddhist sculptures were especially popular, and Buddhism was the predominant religion of the country. The sculptures were characterized by some heaviness and monumentality. They were produced mainly of stone and put in the temples. Some of them could be created directly in a rock, among monastery buildings. There is some possibility that the Bodhisattva’s head from Torun’s collection was at one time part of a full sculpture. However, there is no certainty, from which place this sculpture comes.

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Type: Sculpture
Materials: Sandstone
Measurements: 40x23x22 cm
Creator name: Unknown
Creator date: Unknown
Where it was made: China
Geography: China
Time period: AD 7th century ~ AD 10th century
Creation date: 7th Century - 10th Century; Tang dynasty 618 – 907
Function: Religious
Acquisition: This object derived from a large collection of the famous Polish collector, Tadeusz Wierzejski (1892 – 1974). He was a historian of art and an antiquarian. Wierzejski handed down this sculpture to the museum in 1966.
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Acknowledgements
Owner: District Museum, Torun
Museum: District Museum, Torun
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