Stele with a Seated Buddha Flanked on Either Side by One Standing Bodhisattva and one Standing Disciple and with Maitreya Seated in Meditation Beneath a Bodhi Tree on the Reverse (in Northern Qi Style) | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

Stele with a Seated Buddha Flanked on Either Side by One Standing Bodhisattva and one Standing Disciple and with Maitreya Seated in Meditation Beneath a Bodhi Tree on the Reverse (in Northern Qi Style)

SculptureChinese

Stele with a Seated Buddha Flanked on Either Side by One Standing Bodhisattva and one Standing Disciple and with Maitreya Seated in Meditation Beneath a Bodhi Tree on the Reverse (in Northern Qi Style)

15th-19th Century

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

White marble with traces of gold and polychromy; with spurious inscription dated to 558

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming (1368-1644) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 61.5 x W. 40 x D. 18 cm (24 3/16 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop purchased from Lai-Yuan & Co., New York, June 1916

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