Monk (Bhiksu)
c. 570
Dimensions
sculpture with attached circular base and tang (not visible): H. 97.8 x W. 26 x D. 17.1 cm (38 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.) display dimensions (sculpture with separate lotus base): H. 107.6 x W. 32.1 x D. 31.1 cm (42 3/8 x 12 5/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[C. T. Loo & Co.,Paris, May 1, 1930] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1930-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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