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.
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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