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27. An impressed white plaque depicting standing Bodhisattvas China Northern Wei Dynasty (6th Century AD) Dimensions: 6� x 5 �� (15.5x 13.5cm) |
The Bodhisattvas with multiple ringed haloes and slightly elongated faces stand, each on a lotus base, wearing formally draped robes, their hands clasped before them in an attitude of quiet contemplation. The rhythm of the repeated figures reinforces this effect. Chinese characters (illegible) between the figures and traces of encrustation to the inaccessible surfaces. For similar figures, see �Veneration of the Sublime- Chinese Buddhist Stone Sculptures� - an exhibition at the Osaka Museum of Art, Japan 1995 Figure # 115. |