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Xiude Temple: Pair of Standing Bodhisattvas

CHINA, Hebei, Baoding; Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), dated 562; Commissioned by Liu Yang; Marble; H: 55 cm; Palace Museum, Beijing, China
The composition was excavated from the Xiude Temple site. The two crowned Bodhisattvas stand symmetrically on round lotus pedestals on a plain base. The front side of the base shows an incense burner flanked by lions and guarded by warriors on the far sides. The top of the mandorla that frames the Bodhisattvas has two apsaras supporting a stupa. An inscription on the back of the sculpture names the widow, Liu Yang, as the donor and dates the work to 562.

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