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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Head of Bodhisattva

700s

Japan, Nara period

(710–94)
dry lacquer with traces of gilding
Overall: 13.7 x 11.8 cm (5 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1982.264
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1982
    Dr. Sherman Emory Lee [1918–2008] and Ruth Ward Lee [1917–2011], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1982–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “Year in Review for 1983.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 71, no. 2 (February 1984): 38–79. Mentioned: no. 249, p. 77; Reproduced: no. 249, p. 79 www.jstor.org
    Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 6 (October 1985): 326–359. Reproduced: p. 341, fig. 30 www.jstor.org
  • The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).
    The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
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