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北周或隋石雕觀音立像
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Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion
北周或隋石雕觀音立像
Chinese
Northern Zhou or early Sui dynasty
about A.D. 580
Medium/Technique
Carved limestone (gray) with traces of polychrome and gilding
Dimensions
249 x 71 x 71 cm (98 1/16 x 27 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number15.254
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceThe Old Stone Buddha Monastery (Gu Shi-fo Si) near Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China. By 1912, Yamanaka and Company, New York; 1915, sold by Yamanaka and Co. to the MFA for $32,000 [see note].(Accession Date: January 21, 1915)
NOTE:
This was the total price paid for MFA accession nos. 15.254 and 15.255.
NOTE:
This was the total price paid for MFA accession nos. 15.254 and 15.255.
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