Kneeling Attendant Bodhisattva (from Mogao Cave 328, Dunhuang, Gansu province)
late 7th century
Dimensions
figure: H. 90.8 × W. 33 × D. 38.1 cm (35 3/4 × 13 × 15 in.) lotus base: H. 28.6 × Diam. 67.3 cm (11 1/4 × 26 1/2 in.) overall: H. 121.9 × W. 67.3 × D. 67.3 cm (48 × 26 1/2 × 26 1/2 in.), 195 lb
Provenance
From Mogao Cave 328, Dunhuang, Gansu province; acquired during the First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-24) led by Langdon Warner (1881-1955)
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