Buddhist Stele of the Four-sided stele type with the Thousand-Buddha motif
Object Details
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
- The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Marietta Lutze Sackler
- 515-525, probably 521
- Period
- Northern Wei Dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1991.157
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Sandstone with traces of polychrome pigment
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 195.5 x 76.2 x 38.1 cm (76 15/16 x 30 x 15 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- stone
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Period of Division (220 - 589)
- Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1991.157
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye386c301b3-a872-4d35-bb55-03a4d244cea6
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