Torso of seated Buddha
early 8th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueCarved marble with engraved details
Dimensions67 x 38 x 39 cm (26 3/8 x 14 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number10.280
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1910, purchased in China, through Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note], by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913), Boston, for the MFA. (Accession Date: September 29, 1910)
NOTE: The MFA's purchasing agent in China.
NOTE: The MFA's purchasing agent in China.
second half of the 5th century A.D.
8th century A.D.
about 562 C.E.
early 6th century A.D.
mid-late 18th century
Early 19th century
about 1220–30
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century