Elderly Disciple Holding a Censer (probably Kasyapa)
534-550
Description
Standing figure of an elderly Arhat facing proper right, holding a long-handled censer in both hands. Low sandstone relief from cave 2 (south wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 94 x W. 53.1 cm (37 x 20 7/8 in.) mount: H. 106 x W. 59.1 x D. 12.4 cm (41 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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