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Brushed with Passion

Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Head of Buddha

Date:: ca. 4th century
Culture:: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Medium:: Stucco with traces of paint
Dimensions:: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number:: 13.96.4

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 236

Description

This head shows close stylistic affinities with early stucco production from Gandharan sites at Taxila. The sensitive modeling has an expressive quality that is not seen in the more formal images in stone from this period.
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Sculpture (24,350)

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Stucco (292)
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Asia (68,071)

Pakistan (391)
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A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
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South Asia, 1–500A.D.
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