Standing Bodhisattva with Hands in Anjali Mudra
534-550
Description
Standing figure of a Bodhisattva facing proper right with hands raised together in a gesture of adoration. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 (west wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 94.4 x W. 38.8 cm (H. 37 3/16 x W. 15 1/4 in.) in its mount: 106.7 x 46.5 x 11.3 cm (42 x 18 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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