Three Standing Buddhist Devotees, One Holding a Processional Censer, the Other Two Each Holding a Lotus Bud
534-550
Description
Three standing Buddhist devotees facing proper right. The leading figure holds a long-handled censer, the other two holding lotus buds on long stalks between clasped hands. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 (east wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Dimensions
max: H. 39 x W. 41.5 cm (15 3/8 x 16 5/16 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 12/5/1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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