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DATED AD 528, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
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A CHINESE MARBLE VOTIVE STATUE
DATED AD 528, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
Carved as a seated Maitreya Buddha flanked by two attendants and lion guardian figures, before a flaming mandala, raised on four supports, incised in characters to the reverse reading '15th July AD528 commissioned by Bhikshuni Rong Zhi Jing with respect, a body of Maitreya figure, realms for reality...waves', the stone of a yellowish tone
8¼in. (21cm.) high
DATED AD 528, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
Carved as a seated Maitreya Buddha flanked by two attendants and lion guardian figures, before a flaming mandala, raised on four supports, incised in characters to the reverse reading '15th July AD528 commissioned by Bhikshuni Rong Zhi Jing with respect, a body of Maitreya figure, realms for reality...waves', the stone of a yellowish tone
8¼in. (21cm.) high
Provenance
From the collection of the Oxford don Reginald Ernest Alton MC (1919-2003).
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