Details
| Artist | Chinese |
|---|---|
| Title |
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| Date | between 550 and 577 |
| Medium | Limestone |
| Dimensions | Overall: 56 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 9 3/4 inches (143.5 × 38.7 × 24.8 cm) Including base: 82 × 19 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches, 1174 pounds (208.3 × 49.5 × 49.5 cm, 532.5 kg) |
| Credit Line | City of Detroit Purchase |
| Accession Number | 29.444 |
| Department | Asian Art |
| On View | Buddhist Art N1B, Level 1 (see map) |
Provenance
(C.T. Loo);
1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Burlington Magazine 25 (1914): pp. 40, 43 (ill.).
Siren, Osvald. Chinese Sculpture. London, 1925, pl. 473A.
Chinese Exhibition. Exh. cat., DIA. Detroit, 1929, cat. no. 70.
Leidy, Denise Patry and Birgitta Augustin. “Buddha, Deva or Devotee? A Buddhist sculpture from Xiangtangshan in the Detroit Institute of Arts,” Orientations 44, no. 7 (2013): pp. 66-69.
Siren, Osvald. Chinese Sculpture. London, 1925, pl. 473A.
Chinese Exhibition. Exh. cat., DIA. Detroit, 1929, cat. no. 70.
Leidy, Denise Patry and Birgitta Augustin. “Buddha, Deva or Devotee? A Buddhist sculpture from Xiangtangshan in the Detroit Institute of Arts,” Orientations 44, no. 7 (2013): pp. 66-69.
