Minneapolis Institute of Art
Figure of a Monk
China
- Date
- 9th-10th century
- Medium
- Wood
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Shown in the gesture of discourse or expounding the law (the vitarka mudra), this monk has been rendered with particular sensitivity and a minimum of detail. The statue closely relates to four priest statues—still remaining in temples—once thought to be Japanese in origin but now known to be Chinese, stylistically rooted in Tang dynasty sculpture. China, Asia
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