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唐石雕四天王像
Divine Guardian
唐石雕四天王像
Chinese
Tang dynasty
second half of the 8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Carved limestone
Dimensions
60.5 x 24 cm (23 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number20.720
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom the exterior walls of Jingye pagoda, Xiangji temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. 1910, purchased in China by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913), Boston; 1920, sold by the estate of Okakura Kakuzo to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 3, 1920)