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147. Stele with Maitreya 153. Pillar base with 159. Stele with Buddhist 167. Torso of a guardian king 176. Head of Avalokitesvara
Dated to 471 mountains, dragons, and Tang dynasty (618-907) Tang dynasty (618-907)
Northern Wei dynasty figures trinity Sandstone; h. 41 cm
(386-534) Northern Wei dynasty Marble; h. 100 cm
(386-534) Northern Zhou dynasty Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an Unearthed in 1954 at the
Sandstone; h. 86.9 x w. 55 cm Wanfo Temple site, Chengdu,
Stone; h. 16.5 x w. 12 cm (557-581) 168. Torso of a vajrasattva Sichuan Province
Unearthed in Xingping (a type of bodhisattva) Sichuan Provincial Museum,
county, Shaanxi Province Unearthed in 1966 from the Marble; h. 40 X w. 28 x Tang dynasty (618-907) Chengdu
Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an Sima JinJong tomb, Shijiazhai,
Datong city, Shanxi Province d. 8.5 cm Sandstone; h. 86 cm 177. Two arhats, one with
148. Sakyamuni on lion Shanxi Provincial Museum,
throne Taiyuan Unearthed in 1975 at Caotan Unearthed in 1954 at the dragon, the other with tiger
Dated to 502 in the northern suburb of Wanfo Temple site, Chengdu, Northern Song dynasty
Northern Wei dynasty 154. Stele with Sakyamuni Xi'an, Shaanxi Province Sichuan Province (960-1127)
and Maitreya Institute for the Protection of Sichuan Provincial Museum,
(386-534) Dated to 532 Cultural Relics, Xi'an Chengdu Stone; (1) h. 38 cm
Northern Wei dynasty (2) h. 38 cm
Sandstone; h. 48.5 x w. 27.7 cm 160. Amitabha altar 169. Heavenly King
Found in 1952 (3S6-534) Dated to 584 Tang dynasty (618-907) Discovered in 1980 at the
Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an Sui dynasty (581-618) Boshan Temple site, Fu county,
Sandstone; h. 90 x w. 46 x Gilt bronze; h. 41 cm, 1. of altar Gilt bronze; h. 65 cm Shaanxi Province
149. Stele with Sakyamuni d. 14 cm stand 24.3 cm, w. of altar stand
and bodhisattvas Institute for the Protection of Unearthed in Baoji, Shaanxi Shaanxi History Museum,
Northern Wei dynasty 24 cm Province
Cultural Relics, Xi'an Xi'an
{386-534) Unearthed in 1974 at Bali Baoji Municipal Museum
155. Stele: (obverse) village, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Stone; h. 96 x w. 43.5 cm Institute for the Protection of 170. Trail okyavijaya
Sakyamuni and attendants; Cultural Relics, Xi'an (conqueror of greed, hatred,
Unearthed in 1974 in Qi (reverse) Maitreya and delusion)
county, Henan Province Western Wei dynasty 161. Stele with Sakyamuni
Henan Provincial Museum, and attendants Tang dynasty (618-907)
Zhengzhou (535-557) Northern Qi dynasty Marble; h. 71 x w. 42 cm
(550-577) Unearthed in 1959 at the
150. Stele with Sakyamuni Sandstone; h. 48.2 x w. 21.5 x Sandstone with polychrome; Anguo Temple site, Xi'an,
and attendants cmd. 12. 1
Dated to 523 h. 46 x w. 27 cm Shaanxi Province
Liang dynasty (502-557) Institute for the Protection of
Sandstone; h. 35.8 x w. 30.3 x Cultural Relics, Xi'an Unearthed in 1954 at the Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an
Huata Temple site, Taiyuan,
d. 20 cm 156. Sakyamuni Shanxi Province 171. Ratnasambhava
Dated to 540 Tang dynasty (618—907)
Unearthed in 1954 at the Eastern Wei dynasty Shanxi Provincial Museum Marble with traces of gold;
Wanfo Temple site, Chengdu,
Sichuan Province (534-550) 162. Seated Buddha h. 67.5 cm
Sichuan Provincial Museum, Sui dynasty (581—618)
Chengdu Sandstone; h. 35 cm Marble with pigments; Unearthed in 1959 at the
Anguo Temple site, Xi'an,
151. Stele: (obverse) Unearthed in 1954 at the w cmh. 100.7 x - 74-7 Shaanxi Province
bodhisattvas; (reverse) lower Huata Temple site, Taiyuan, Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an
tier, figures, animals, and Shanxi Province Palace Museum, Beijing
buildings in mountainous Shanxi Provincial Museum, 172. Manjusri
landscape; middle panel, Taiyuan 163. Head of a bodhisattva Tang dynasty (618-907)
lotus pond; upper tier, Tang dynasty (618-907)
157. Stele with enthroned Sandstone; h. 36 cm Marble; h. 75 cm
Buddha preaching to monks Buddhas and attendant
in garden setting bodhisattvas and monks Unearthed in 1954 at the Unearthed in 1959 at the
Liang dynasty (502-557) Dated to 559 Wanfo Temple site, Chengdu, Anguo Temple site, Xi'an,
Sandstone; h. 121 x w. 60 x Northern Qi dynasty Sichuan Province Shaanxi Province
d. 24.5 cm (550-577) Sichuan Provincial Museum, Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an
Unearthed in 1954 at the Chengdu
Wanfo Temple site, Chengdu, Limestone; h. no x w. 58.5 x 173. Head of a bodhisattva
d. 10 cm 164. Head of Eleven-Headed Tang dynasty (618-907)
Sichuan Province Sandstone; h. 30 x w. 19 cm
Unearthed in 1963 in Avalo kitesvara
Sichuan Provincial Museum, Xiangcheng county, Henan Tang dynasty (618-907) Unearthed in 1957 at
Chengdu Province Nannieshui village, Qin
Henan Provincial Museum, Marble; h. 25.5 cm county, Shanxi Province
Zhengzhou Shanxi Provincial Museum,
Unearthed in 1983 in the Taiyuan
152. Engraved panel with 158. Stele: (obverse) western suburb ot Xi'an,
Buddha beneath canopy Shaanxi Province 174. Standing bodhisattva
Dated to 524 Sakyamuni and attendants; Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an Tang dynasty (618-907)
Northern Wei dynasty (reverse) myriad Buddhas
Dated to 565 165. Torso of a bodhisattva Sandstone with gold; h. 60 cm
(386-534) Northern Zhou dynasty Tang dynasty (618—907)
Unearthed in 1954 at the
Stone; h. 39.5 x 1. 144 x (557-5Si) Marble; h. no x w. 35 cm Huata Temple site, Taiyuan,
w. 14 cm Shanxi Province
Unearthed in the late 19th Stone; h. 259 x w. 73.4 x Unearthed in 1959 in the Shanxi Provincial Museum,
century in Luoyang, precincts of the Darmnggong, a Taiyuan
Henan Province d. 19.5 cm Tang dynasty imperial palace in
Henan Provincial Museum, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 175. Torso of a bodhisattva
Zhengzhou Unearthed in 1963 in Luoning Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an Tang dynasty (618-907)
county, Henan Province
Henan Provincial Museum, 166. Head of a bodhisattva Sandstone; h. 112 cm
Zhengzhou Tang dynasty (618-907)
Marble with gold; h. 15.7 cm Unearthed at the Guanghua
Temple site, Baicheng village,
Unearthed in 1959 at the Taigu county, Shanxi Province
Anguo Temple site, Xi'an, Shanxi Provincial Museum,
Shaanxi Province Taiyuan
Forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an
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