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尺寸：77.5 x 44.4 cm
年代：东魏天平四年(537年)
质地：石灰岩石雕(Limestone)
风格：中原
来源：克利夫兰艺术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
发愿文： ……唯大魏天平四年发次丁巳十二月辛卵朔五日乙未，散骑常侍、河南尹使持节都督、羸华沧光四州诸军事、车骑大将军、羸华苍光四州刺史、右卫将军、侍中史部尚书、右仆射、太尉、司徒司空公、高平王元宁，为亡妻司马妃，性崇三宝，志乐真净 ……为造释迦石像一区 ……。

Stele with Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas
China, Hebei province, Eastern Wei dynasty (534-550)

Description
According to the inscription, this stele was commissioned in 537 by Yuan'ning, prince of the Gaoping branch of the imperial Wei family, in memory of his deceased consort, in the hope that it would bring her to the Western paradise. It was carved by one of the finest craftsmen in the Eastern Wei capital of Ye in Hebei province. Here, the Buddha's robe shows a careful arrangement of patterned drapery (large U-shaped folds and scallop-shaped folds at the hem), combining linear rhythms with an ordered symmetry. Soaring flames edge the mandorla (almond-shaped halo), echoing the linear eloquence of Chinese painting.