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A large inscribed 'Buddhist triad' stone stele, Tang dynasty, dated the 7th year of the Kaiyuan period, corresponding to 719 | 唐開元七年（719年）　石雕銘文菩薩三尊像龕

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October 29, 07:27 AM GMT

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500,000 - 1,200,000 HKD

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A large inscribed 'Buddhist triad' stone stele,

Tang dynasty, dated the 7th year of the Kaiyuan period, corresponding to 719

唐開元七年（719年）　石雕銘文菩薩三尊像龕


the semicircular top of the stele carved in deep relief depicting the Buddha seated atop a pedestal at the centre with bodhisattvas on either side, the lower portion of the stele inscribed with a pious dedicatory inscription, dated to the 8th day of the 4th month of the 7th year of the Kaiyuan period, wood stand and Japanese wood boxes


31.5 by 12.5 by h. 48 cm

Yamanaka & Co., Ltd, Osaka.


山中商會，大阪

Shina koto kinseki tenkan [Exhibition of ancient Chinese ceramics, bronzes and stone sculptures], Yamanaka & Co., Ltd, Osaka, 1928, cat. no. 265.


《中國古陶金石展觀》，山中商會，大阪，1928年，編號265

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