Bodhisattva

The hands of this figure are large in proportion to the rest of the body, much like pieces of the 400s. The overall frontality, general symmetry, and blocklike columnar quality of this piece are typical of the late 500s; however, the rounded planes of the face and the warm expression of the mouth, plump cheeks, and slightly downcast eyes foreshadow the 600s and 700s. This mixing of styles is not unusual in provincial works of the late 500s.