SculptureChinese6th century

Three Standing Buddhist Devotees, Each Holding a Lotus Bud

534-550

Description

Three standing Buddhist devotees facing proper left, holding lotus buds on long stalks between clasped hands. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 (south wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Sandstone with faint 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

max: H. 37.5 x W. 39 cm (14 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 10/19/1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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