Very Rare Dated Stone Buddhist Stele

Very Rare Dated Stone Buddhist Stele

Probably from Longmen Grottoes, or vicinity. 

Dated 507 - the fourth year of Zhengshi of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in a lengthy inscription on the reverse. 

Northern Wei Dynasty 

Height: 58 cm.

 

PROVENANCE: 

Old Taiwanese Collection, Hong Kong 

Old Canadian Collection