Cleveland Museum of Art
Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele
- Date
- c. 565 BCE
- Medium
- Serpentinite
- Culture
- China, Northern Dynasties period (386–581 CE), Northern Zhou (557-581)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The stele shows the historic Buddha Sakyamuni preaching, his lotus throne being flanked by lions, two attendants, and two disciples. There is a date and inscriptions on both sides of the stone. Originally the figures and background were painted; traces of red and black remain. The figures’ clothing and some exposed skin were gilded.
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