Youthful Disciple Holding Incense Box and Bag (probably Ananda)
534-550
Description
Standing figure of a youthful arhat (Ananda) facing proper left, holding an incense box and a small bag with loop handles. Low sandstone relief from Cave 3 (north wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 89 x W. 41.7 cm (35 1/16 x 16 7/16 in.) mount: 102.6 x 48.3 x 10.2 cm (40 3/8 x 19 x 4 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 1/19/1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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