Minneapolis Institute of Art

Standing bodhisattva, one of a pair

China

Date

late 6th century

Medium

White marble

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This pair of bodhisattvas flanking the larger standing Buddha in this triad came from a temple near the city of Dingzhou in northern China. While the bodhisattvas were not made to accompany this particular Buddha, the three sculptures are about the same age and were carved in a style unique to the Northern Qi dynasty. We have displayed them together to show how a typical triad of icons would have appeared in a Chinese temple of this period. Asia

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