Cover for the epitaph tablet for Lady Yuan

北魏元氏墓志

Chinese

Northern Wei dynasty

A.D. 522

Medium/Technique Limestone with carved calligraphy and engraved figures

Dimensions 74.3 x 73.4 cm (29 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Anne Lewis Renton Fund

Accession Number33.680a

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsSculpture

Provenance1933, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1933)