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Head of a Buddha, 550-577

Head of a Buddha

550-577 · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Head of a Buddha” now? National Museum of Asian Art, West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked October 5, 2026.

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomWest Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise

On public display.

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In this state since
Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
F1913.67

What it shows

ArtTempleNorthern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)Urna

In the catalog

SculptureStone

Sources

In the same room · West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise, National Museum of Asian Art

Museum page
Standing figure (torso) of a bodhisattva (<em>pusa</em>), early 8th century

Standing figure (torso) of a bodhisattva (<em>pusa</em>), early 8th century

Square fragment: showing Buddhist procession, early 6th century

Square fragment: showing Buddhist procession, early 6th century

Fragment of Guanyin of Eleven Heads, 703

Fragment of Guanyin of Eleven Heads, 703

Buddha draped in robes portraying the Realms of Desire, 550-577

Buddha draped in robes portraying the Realms of Desire, 550-577

Statuette: Avalokiteshvara (Kuan yin), 520

Statuette: Avalokiteshvara (Kuan yin), 520

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (<em>Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara</em>), 581-618

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (<em>Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara</em>), 581-618

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), 453

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), 453

The Bodhisattva Mile (Sanskrit Maitreya), seated in "Pensive Pose", ca. 575

The Bodhisattva Mile (Sanskrit Maitreya), seated in "Pensive Pose", ca. 575

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