Buddhist Stele of the Four-sided stele type with the Thousand-Buddha motif

Object Details

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Marietta Lutze Sackler

• Type

  Sculpture

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  500s

• Name

  buddha

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Period of Division (220 - 589), Art, Chinese Art, Stone, Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)

• Culture

  Buddhists, Chinese

• Object Type

  Sculpture