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A STONE STELE OF BUDDHA AND ATTENDANTS by Anonymous

Anonymous

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Last recorded sale at Christie's, New York (15 Sep 2017)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Sep 15, 2017
Christie'sNew YorkTreasures of the Noble Path: Early Buddhist Art from Japanese Collections806
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A STONE STELE OF BUDDHA AND ATTENDANTS
Artwork Description
Category

other

Dimensions

21.6 cm (8.5 in)

Provenance

Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.

Description

The front is carved in high relief with Buddha seated in dhyanasana with the right hand held in abhayamudra and the left hand in varadamudra. He is flanked by two standing bodhisattvas wearing lotus crowns that are carved into the aureole, and by two recumbent lions with turned heads carved in high relief, while the back is carved in low relief with the bodhisattva Maitreya seated between two standing Buddhas of the Past, all above the base with central opening that is carved around the sides with a dedicatory inscription dated to the 15th day, 7th month, 2nd year of Xinghe (AD 540).