Arched Stone Lintel with Buddhist Paradise Scene, Tang Dynasty

A dark, arch-shaped stone slab carved in dense low relief with rows of seated and standing Buddhist figures beneath haloes and canopies. Fine incised linework fills the field with foliage, clouds and small attendant figures, while the lower register shows a central raised platform.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th century

Medium

Marble

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 2478 px

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