SculptureChinese6th century

Bodhisattva Manjusri Seated Under a Canopy

534-550

Description

Buddhist figure seated under a canopy facing proper right. Low sandstone relief from cave 2 at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Carved sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Eastern Wei, 534-550

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

sight: 74.5 x 38.1 cm (29 5/16 x 15 in.)

Provenance

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

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