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CHINA, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
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A STONE BUDDHIST STELE
CHINA, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
Carved on one side with Maitreya Buddha seated at the center with his legs pendent and each foot resting on an individual lotus base, flanked by two bodhisattvas standing on lotus bases, the reverse carved with a pair of standing bodhisattvas flanking the Buddha seated in dhyanasana at the center of an arched niche, above a frieze of two lions flanking a censer
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
CHINA, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
Carved on one side with Maitreya Buddha seated at the center with his legs pendent and each foot resting on an individual lotus base, flanked by two bodhisattvas standing on lotus bases, the reverse carved with a pair of standing bodhisattvas flanking the Buddha seated in dhyanasana at the center of an arched niche, above a frieze of two lions flanking a censer
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1970.
Literature
The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynnn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. S15.
Exhibited
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September -13 November 1970.
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Vicki Paloympis