SculptureChinese6th century

Flying Apsaras Offering an Alms Bowl

534-550

Description

Flying divinity facing proper right with trailing scarves and holding a bowl in both hands. Low sandstone relief from the ceiling of cave 3 (south panel) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Eastern Wei, 534-550

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

80.5 x 77.9 cm (31 11/16 x 30 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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