Peg
| Object Number: | C355.4 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chinese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | China Henan |
| Period: | Eastern Wei Dynasty Tianping |
| Date Made: | 536 CE |
| Early Date: | 536 |
| Late Date: | 536 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Bronze Gilt |
| Technique: | Gilded |
| Iconography: | Maitreya |
| Inscription Language: | Chinese Language |
| Width: | 0 cm |
| Depth: | 0 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of James B. Ford, 1918 |
| Other Number: | S.L. 2914.3 (MET) - Old Loan Number |
Description
Peg which attaches the fiery aureole, mandorla, or back plate to the back of the gilt-bronze statuette of Maitreya.
The item was once in the collection of the late Qing statesman Duanfang 端方.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Asia Gallery (02 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Steinhardt, Nancy S. 2008. "The Chinese Rotunda". Arts of Asia. Kowloon. Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd. Vol. 38. no. 5. pg. 83-95 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 88, Fig. 20 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Wong, Dorothy C. 2001. "Maitreya Buddha Statues at the University of Pennsylvania Museum". Orientations (Hong Kong). Hong Kong. Orientations Magazine Ltd. Vol. 32. no. 2. pg. 24-31 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Lawton, Thomas. 1991. A Time of Transition: Two Collectors of Chinese Art.. University of Kansas Lawrence, Spencer Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 24, Fig. 18 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 59 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Possehl, Gregory L., and Ch'eng-mei, Chang, and Peters, Heather A., and Lyons, Elizabeth. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 54 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Juliano, Annette L. 1975. Art of the Six Dynasties: Centuries of Change and Innovation.. New York. China House Gallery. pg. 91 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Asia House Gallery. 1970. Masterpieces of Asian Art in American Collections II: An Offering of Treasures Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Asia House Gallery.. New York. New York Graphic Society. pg. 150 p. illus., plates (part col.) 29 cm. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Yang, Chia-lo. I-shu ts'ung-pien.. Vol. 23. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: last plate. | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Rowland, Benjamin. 1963. The Evolution of the Buddha Image.. New York. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pg. 146 p. illus. 25 cm. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 9. no. 2-3. pg. 9-50 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 41, Fig. 34 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 01 Jan 1939. "Chinese Art at the University Museum". Parnassus. Vol. 11. no. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 7-11 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] 1939. Pacific cultures, Department of Fine Arts, Division of Pacific Cultures.. San Francisco. Golden Gate International Exposition. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pl. G, no. 63. | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] 1938. Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 266 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1935. "The Museum's Loan to Burlington House ( for International Exhibition of Chinese Art held in London 1935-36)". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 6. no. 1. pg. 17-21 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 17-21, pl.6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Royal Academy of Arts. 1935. Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art.. London. Royal Academy of Arts. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 58, No. 793, Pg. 74, 793 (illustration) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] Wegner, Max. 1930. Ikonographie des chinesischen Maitreya.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 216-229 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Siren, Osvald. 1925. Chinese sculpture from the fifth to the fourteenth century; over 900 specimens in stone, bronze, lacquer and wood, principally from northern China.. London. E. Benn, Ltd. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 40, Plate 158 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Bishop, Carl W. 1918. "Recent Accessions of Chinese Sculpture". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. IX. no. No. 2. pg. 123-147. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 123-147, fig. 42 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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