A wood head of Dainichi NyoraiHeian period (794-1185), 10th centuryCarved from a single block of wood, the face with full lips, a flat, broad nose, bulging eyes, and long open earlobes, the hair in a topknot and finished with a narrow crown of circular beads, with remains of old lacquer undercoat and traces of gilt, set into a modern wood base 15 1/4in (38.7cm) high (head only), 17in (43.1cm) high on stand注脚PublishedSpink and Son, Ltd., ed., Oriental Art, A Portfolio of Collector's Pieces, London, 1967