SculptureChinese6th century

Standing Bodhisattva with Hands Clasped in Anjali Mudra

mid 6th century

Description

Standing Buddhist figure with hands pressed together at chest level. From Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Sandstone with traces of polychromy; from Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Eastern Wei (534-550) to Northern Qi (550-577)

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 84 x W. 27 x D. 12 cm (33 1/16 x 10 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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