Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel
Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel
Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel
Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel
Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel
Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel

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Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel

Chinese
Western Wei dynasty, 535–557 CE | Northern Wei dynasty, 386–535 CE
y1957-193

Information

Title
Pediment of a Sarcophagus Door Panel
Medium
Sheet; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
67 x 122 cm. (26 3/8 x 48 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1957-193
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
(9 carved individually in rectangular cartouches by each figure of the middle register) 佛弟子法持 佛弟子十相 佛弟子觀[][] 佛弟子三歸 比丘尼導師供養 佛弟子[崔][]供養佛時 佛弟子[約]妻魏供養 佛弟子[][]供養 佛弟子[]大敏
Marks/Labels/Seals
Outer paper labels Chinese: 魏朝佛像一張 佛弟子尊師供養 石在北平張氏家藏 $1.60 Mex. English: Institute of Chinese Cultural Studies University of Nanking, Nanking 5, China List of Ink-rubbings Purchased for Dr. William P. Fenn 1. Wei (534-557) no inscription Head piece of a monument, Amita in the first panel, Donors picture in the 2nd panel. Original stone, now in Peiping.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Western Wei
Type
rubbings
Subject
figures (representations), attendants, rinceaux, Buddhism, lions

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