Carved Wooden Head of Buddha

Japanese

British Museum

1087 - 1185

The head is almost four times life-size and carved in three separate parts using a Japanese technique called Yoseki Zukuri. It was once painted, lacquered and gilded. The style is characteristic of late Fujiwara sculpture.

• Medium: Japanese cypress wood
• Dimensions: 95 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1000 ( Total: £1,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1950
• Vendor: Frau W Solf

Provenance

Wilhelm Solf, German Ambassador to Japan.

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