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Epitaph tablet for Lady Yuan

A.D. 522
Medium/TechniqueSquare limestone block with engraved calligraphy on top and incised mythical figures on the 4 sides, accompanied by original stone cover.
Dimensions74.3 x 73.4 cm (29 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit LineAnne Lewis Renton Fund
Accession number33.680b
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1933, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1933)
Four-case inro with design of rice plants
Josen
Late 18th–early 19th century
Bowl
about A.D. 700
late 19th to early 20th century
about 1865
Léon Saussine
about 1900
Restricted
A.D. 1000–1476