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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1967.30
Title
Seated Maitreya Buddha Attended by Two Monks and with Two Guardian Figures Standing in the Foreground
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
8th-9th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Gansu province, Dunhuang
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202109

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Framed section of an illustrated Buddhist manuscript; ink and color on paper. Reportedly retrieved from Dunhuang, Gansu province.
Dimensions
H. 15 x W. 14 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
1967
Object Number
1967.30
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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