SculptureChinese6th century

Flying Apsaras (Feitian)

534-550

Description

Flying divinity, flying toward left and facing right. Purportedly from Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, 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: 40.5 x 32 cm (15 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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