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Torso of a standing bodhisattva


唐漢白玉菩薩立像 (頭殘)
Chinese
Tang dynasty
early 8th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Carved marble
Dimensions 91 x 24 x 15 cm (35 13/16 x 9 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number07.10
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

ProvenanceSaid to come from a temple in Shaanxi province, China. 1906, purchased in Japan by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: January 17, 1907)