SculptureChinese6th century

Elderly Disciple Holding a Censer (probably Kasyapa)

534-550

Description

Standing figure of an elderly arhat (Kasyapa?) facing proper right, holding a long-handled censer in both hands. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 (north wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, 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

90.3 x 37.6 cm (35 9/16 x 14 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 1/19/1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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