Head of a Bodhisattva
Heian period, c. 1053
Artists
Dimensions
H. 22.7 x W. 10 cm (8 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Phoenix Hall, Byōdō-in Temple, Uji, Kyoto (mid 11th - 1905/6). [Kyoto Bijutsu Kurabu, Kyoto, Nov. 27, 1933], auctioned. [James Freeman, Kyoto, by mid 1970s], sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA (mid 1970's - 2016), fractional gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.
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