Standing Bodhisattva with Hands in Anjali Mudra
534-550
Description
Standing figure of a Bodhisattva facing proper left with hands raised together in a gesture of adoration. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 (east wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 94.2 x W. 39.8 cm (37 1/16 x 15 11/16 in.) in its mount: H. 105.4 x W. 50 x D. 11.5 cm (41 1/2 x 19 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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