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accession number:	1914.567
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Stele with Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas, 537. China, Hebei province, Eastern Wei dynasty (534-550). Limestone; overall: 77.5 x 44.4 cm (30 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.567

title:				Stele with Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			537
creation date earliest:		537
creation date latest:		537
current location:		241C Chinese Buddhist Sculptures
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Hebei province, Eastern Wei dynasty (534-550)
technique:	limestone
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Northern Dynasties
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 77.5 x 44.4 cm (30 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
state of the work:	
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	Fully inscribed on reverse
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		Images of Enlightenment:  Gems from Buddhist Art of Asia
	opening date:   1998-09-26T00:00:00
	<i>Images of Enlightenment:  Gems from Buddhist Art of Asia</i>. Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (September 26-December 15, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* In the Footsteps of Buddha:  An Iconic Journey from India To China, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, (Sept-Dec. 1998), no. 93

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
According to the inscription, this stele was commissioned in 537 by Yuan'ning, prince of the Gaoping branch of the imperial Wei family, in memory of his deceased consort, in the hope that it would bring her to the Western paradise. It was carved by one of the finest craftsmen in the Eastern Wei capital of Ye in Hebei province. Here, the Buddha's robe shows a careful arrangement of patterned drapery (large U-shaped folds and scallop-shaped folds at the hem), combining linear rhythms with an ordered symmetry. Soaring flames edge the mandorla (almond-shaped halo), echoing the linear eloquence of Chinese painting.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 49
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook_80839/page/n51

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 62
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1928/page/n66

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 815
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n145

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 250
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n274

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 250
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n274

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 330
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n350

	Giuffrida, Noelle. <em>Separating Sheep from Goats: Sherman E. Lee and Chinese Art Collecting in Postwar America</em>. Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 78, fig. 39
	url:		

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