Adoring Monk
early 500s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Adoring Monk, early 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gilt bronze; overall: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); base: 3.6 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.); figure: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman 1962.213 The monk stands with his hands together in a reverent greeting.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); Base: 3.6 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Figure: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.213
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review - 1962, China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail, <em>Art of the Six Dynasties: Centuries of Change and Innovation</em>. China House Gallery, (October 29, 1975-February 1, 1976)., <em>Master Bronzes Selected from Museums and Collections in America</em>. The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (February 1937).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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