Bodhisattva Manjusri (Wenshu Pusa) Seated Under a Canopy and Holding a Ruyi Scepter
SculptureChinese6th century

Bodhisattva Manjusri (Wenshu Pusa) Seated Under a Canopy and Holding a Ruyi Scepter

534-550

Description

Buddhist figure seated under a canopy facing proper left. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Sandstone with traces of pigment; 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

73 x 39 cm (28 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.) in its mount: 106 x 55.5 x 12.2 cm (41 3/4 x 21 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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