Seated Buddha Shakyamuni with Attendants, Eastern Wei stone relief

A dark stone relief shows a seated Buddha at center, hands raised in gesture, flanked by four standing attendant figures with hands clasped on a rectangular base. The arched back panel and weathered surface show faint lighter traces of pigment on the carved figures.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated 535

Medium

Stone

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

3166 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art