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Stele: (obverse) bodhisattvas; (reverse) lower tier,
figures, animals, and buildings in mountainous land-
scape; middle panel, lotus pond; upper tier, Buddha
preaching to monks in garden setting
(Detail of reverse on facing page)
Liang dynasty (502-557)
Sandstone; h. 121 x w. 60 x d. 24.5 cm
Unearthed in 1954 at the Wanfo Temple site, Chengdu,
Sichuan Province
Sichuan Provincial Museum, Chengdu
SCULPTURE
