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Flying Apsaras Carrying an Incense BurnerSix Dynasties period, late Northern Wei dynasty, 500-534

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Small gray stone sculpture fragment showing two figures seated together on a large curved form, possibly a serpent or animal, with worn and pitted surface

Unknown, Flying Apsaras Carrying an Incense Burner, Six Dynasties period, late Northern Wei dynasty, 500-534 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Flying Apsaras Carrying an Incense Burner
Place Made
China, Henan Province, Longmen Buddhist cave chapels
Date Made
Six Dynasties period, late Northern Wei dynasty, 500-534
Medium
Carved limestone
Dimensions
17 x 14 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (43.18 x 36.83 x 4.76 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow
Accession Number
AC1998.251.33
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.