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Flying Apsaras Holding a Lotus Bud and an Alms Bowl

Flying Apsaras Holding a Lotus Bud and an Alms Bowl

SculptureChinese6th century

Flying Apsaras Holding a Lotus Bud and an Alms Bowl

534-550

Description

Flying divinity facing proper right with trailing scarves. In his right hand he holds a bowl above his head; his left hand holds a lotus bud at waist level. Low sandstone relief from the ceiling of cave 3 (east panel) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Sandstone; 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

90.5 x 79.2 cm (35 5/8 x 31 3/16 in.) 403 lb.

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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