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EASTERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 534-550), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 4TH YEAR OF TIANPING, CORRESPONDING TO AD 537
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A GREY STONE BUDDHIST STELE
EASTERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 534-550), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 4TH YEAR OF TIANPING, CORRESPONDING TO AD 537
The stele is carved in high relief with the Buddha standing on a lotus base above two lions, with the right hand held in abhayamudra and the left hand in varadamudra, flanked by two bodhisattvas and with an apsara in flight above. The reverse is carved with a lengthy dedictory inscription.
11 5⁄16 (28.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
EASTERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 534-550), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 4TH YEAR OF TIANPING, CORRESPONDING TO AD 537
The stele is carved in high relief with the Buddha standing on a lotus base above two lions, with the right hand held in abhayamudra and the left hand in varadamudra, flanked by two bodhisattvas and with an apsara in flight above. The reverse is carved with a lengthy dedictory inscription.
11 5⁄16 (28.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
In Japan prior to 1966.
Literature
Saburo Matsubara, Chugoku bukkyo chokokushi ron (The Path of Buddhist Sculpture), vol. 1, Early Six Dynasties, Tokyo, 1995, p. 248, fig. b.
Saburo Matsubara, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, Tokyo, 1966, p.106, fig. c.
Saburo Matsubara, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, Tokyo, 1966, p.106, fig. c.
Special notice
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