Topic

Buddhism

tree

bodhisattva

relief seal

Avalokitesvara

Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)

lotus

Amitabha Buddha

meditation

temple

sutra

cave

China

throne

Mahasthamaprapta

abhaya mudra

Pure Land

Chinese Art

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Restrictions & Rights

Copyright with museum

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Medium

Limestone with traces of pigment

Dimensions

H x W: 159.3 x 334.5 cm (62 11/16 x 131 11/16 in)

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

On View

Freer Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise: Ancient Chinese Buddhist Sculpture

Origin

southern Xiangtangshan, Cave 2, Hebei province, China

550-577

Period

Northern Qi dynasty

Type

Sculpture

Stone

Accession Number

F1921.2