Youthful Disciple (probably Ananda)
534-550
Description
Standing figure of an arhat facing proper left, holding an unidentifiable object in his extended left hand. Right hand raised in Kataka mudra (communication). Low sandstone relief from cave 2 (south wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Dimensions
94.1 x 41.8 cm (37 1/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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