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Standing Figure of a Monk
Standing Figure of a Monk

Standing Figure of a Monk

CultureChinese
Datelate 7th-early 8th century C.E.
MediumYellowish, dense marble with traces of coloring
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 7 × 5 1/2 inches (58.42 × 17.78 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number40-35
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 204
Collections
DescriptionStanding figure, slight bend in the torso. The head, now missing, may have been made as a separate piece to be inserted into the base of the neck. Robe indicated by repeated pleating, and conforming to an ovoid shape. Figure holds a rosary and was probably one from a group of five: a central Buddha image flanked by a bodhisattva and a monk on either side, the latter representing the disciples, Ananda and Mahakasyapa.Exhibition History

Special Exhibition of Buddhist Portraiture, Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan, April 29-June 7, 1981, no. 199.

Provenance

Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province, China

Dr. Otto Burchard;

Purchased from Dr. Otto Burchard by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1940.

Published References

Special Exhibition of Buddhist Portraiture, Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan (April 29-June 7) 1981, Cat. 199, p. 202 (repro.).

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