SculptureChinese6th century

Standing Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (Da Shizhi)

c. 570

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

White marble with polychromy

Culture

Chinese

Period

Northern Qi, 550-577

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

sculpture with attached circular base and tang (not visible): H. 104.1 x W. 25.4 x D. 15.9 cm (41 x 10 x 6 1/4 in.) display dimensions (sculpture with separate lotus base): H. 117.2 x W. 31.8 x D. 30.5 cm (46 1/8 x 12 1/2 x 12 in.)

Provenance

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

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