A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PAINTED WHITE MARBLE BUDDHIST VOTIVE STELE
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY (550-577)
A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PAINTED WHITE MARBLE BUDDHIST VOTIVE STELE NORTHERN QI DYNASTY (550-577) Probably Quyang-type, Hebei province, of exceptional large size, carved as a bodhisattva shown standing on a demi-lotus pedestal raised on a rectangular plinth from which rises a large petal-form aureole that curves slightly forward at the top, the figure with left arm bent at the side while holding a petal-shaped attribute, wearing a broad necklace, a shawl draped over the shoulders that is knotted above the waist of the sash-tied dhoti , and a long scarf draped over each forearm where it falls in graceful folds as it drapes over the edge of the pedestal, the face carved with serene expression below a tripartite crown tied at the sides with trailing ribbons, the back of the aureole carved in high, rounded relief at its base with a large lotus flower, traces of red, black and dark green pigment 66 7/8 in. (169.8 cm.) high
A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PAINTED WHITE MARBLE BUDDHIST VOTIVE STELE
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY (550-577)
A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PAINTED WHITE MARBLE BUDDHIST VOTIVE STELE NORTHERN QI DYNASTY (550-577) Probably Quyang-type, Hebei province, of exceptional large size, carved as a bodhisattva shown standing on a demi-lotus pedestal raised on a rectangular plinth from which rises a large petal-form aureole that curves slightly forward at the top, the figure with left arm bent at the side while holding a petal-shaped attribute, wearing a broad necklace, a shawl draped over the shoulders that is knotted above the waist of the sash-tied dhoti , and a long scarf draped over each forearm where it falls in graceful folds as it drapes over the edge of the pedestal, the face carved with serene expression below a tripartite crown tied at the sides with trailing ribbons, the back of the aureole carved in high, rounded relief at its base with a large lotus flower, traces of red, black and dark green pigment 66 7/8 in. (169.8 cm.) high
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