Stele with Shakyamuni and Maitreya
c. 570s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Stele with Shakyamuni and Maitreya, c. 570s. China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Marble with polychromy; overall: 119 cm (46 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1993.108 Shakyamuni, or the historical Buddha, was a prince who gave up his earthly possessions for spiritual transcendence.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- marble with polychromy
- Medium
- marble, polychromy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 119 cm (46 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1993.108
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions, <em>Early Chinese Art from Tombs and Temples</em>. Eskenazi, Ltd., London, England (June 8–July 9,1993).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 241C Chinese Buddhist Sculptures
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