Gilt bronze altarpiece
Dateca. 8th century
Maker
Chinese
Object number48.178
Exhibition HistoryLos Angeles County Museum of Art, Arts of the T'ang Dynasty, 1957 (only the Trinity)Published ReferencesLee, Sherman. "Five Early Gilt Bronzes," in Artibus Asiae, XII, 1/2, (1949), p. 20-22, fig. 11, p. 21
"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 59 (b&w)
Los Angeles County Museum, Cat, "Arts of the T'ang Dynasty," (1957), p. 56 (94)
Munsterberg, Hugo. "Chinese Buddhist Bronzes," 1967, pl. 119, p. 128Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm)
Overall h.: 13 3/4 in.
Overall w.: 9 1/2 in.
MediumBronze with gilt