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Collection Online as of February 5, 2023

Head of Buddha

금동불두 (金銅佛頭)

900s

Korea, Goryeo period

(918-1392)

Gilt bronze

Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee 1985.190

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

A gentle smile crossing the Buddha's face here is a sign of compassion.

Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth [1929-2014], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
December 18, 1985-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 73, no. 2, 1986, pp. 26–71. Mentioned: p. 71, no. 203 www.jstor.org
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
Yim, Nam-su and Jeong Eun-woo. “Changes in Fashioning Small Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues and their Techniques from the Late Goryeo to Early Joseon Periods [여말선초 소금동불의 유행과 제작기법의 변화]. Misul sahak (2010): 259-290. www.dbpia.co.kr
Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
Jeong, Eun-woo. “Buddhist Sculptures in Goryeo period and New Perspective [고려시대 불교조각 연구와 새로운 관점].” Bulgyo misulsahak (2019): 7-16. www.dbpia.co.kr
Exhibition history

Korean Art: Images from the Land of the Morning Calm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 23, 1990-January 13, 1991).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.190