Divine Guardian
7th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone with traces of polychrome
Dimensions174 x 75 x 30 cm (68 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund, Moses Kimball Fund, Chinese and Japanese Special Fund, Gift of Mrs. W. Scott Fitz and General Funds
Accession number36.138
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On viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceFrom the Longmen caves, Luoyang, Henan, China. 1936, exchanged with Yamanaka and Co., New York, by the MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1936)
about A.D. 580
first half 15th century
about 1475–1500
end of 13th century
about 1415
1310–20
early 14th century
third quarter of 14th century
about 1755–60