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.
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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