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Wall fragment with multiple Buddhas from the Longmen Grottoes

Item

Identifier: F1911.421
Title: Wall fragment with multiple Buddhas from the Longmen Grottoes; 龙门石窟万佛石墙残片
Creator: Unknown Artist
Description: This wall fragment comes from the Longmen Caves in Henan province, eastern China; In the first half of the 20th century, antique dealers colluded with foreigners, leading to the extensive looting and vandalism of the Longmen Grottoes. This wall with multiple Buddhas is one of the artifacts stolen during that period.
Date: Tang Dynasty; 7th-8th century
Subject: Sculpture--China; Stone carving--China--History--Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960; Buddhism; Longmen Caves (China)
Former Location: Longmen; Henan
Current Location: Freer Gallery of Art
Type: Sculpture
Source: https://hen.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202301/17/WS63c6164ea3102ada8b22ba5c.html
Rights Holder: https://www.si.edu/museums/freer-gallery
References: https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1911.421/

Item sets: Chinese Collections Lost Abroad During War

Site pages: 5th - 8th century; All Items

Media: Wall fragment with multiple Buddhas from the Longmen Grottoes

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