Standing Monk (Bhiksu)
c. 570
Dimensions
sculpture with attached circular base and tang (not visible): H. 98.4 x W. 26.7 x D. 18.4 cm (38 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.) display dimensions (sculpture with separate lotus base): H. 109.5 x W. 31.1 x D. 31.8 cm (43 1/8 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[C. T. Loo & Co., Paris, May 1, 1930, Lot 14215] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1930-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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