Buddhist figure seated in Pensive Pose

Information

Title

Buddhist figure seated in Pensive Pose

佛教人物沉思坐姿

Creator

unknown

Work Type

sculpture

Date

386–534 C.E.

Period

Northern Wei

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

limestone

Technique

carving

Measurements

(cm) 61 height, 44.5 width

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

Provenance: The caves at Longmen, Luoyang, Henan Province, China. 1936, sold by Yamanaka and Company, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1936)

出处：中国河南省洛阳市龙门石窟。 1936 年，由纽约山中伸弥公司出售给外交部。 （即位日期：1936 年 10 月 8 日）

Subjects

sculpture

Rights and Identifier

Work Acquisition

George Nixon Black Fund and Contributions

Image Rights

public domain

Image Source

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Work ID

36.414

Image ID

MFA-36-414