Standing Bodhisattva, from Xiangtangshan caves, [Northern Qi dyn.], mid 6th c., limestone. Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia. (example of "columnar" style)

Standing Bodhisattva, Sui dyn., late 6th c. (ca. 580), limestone w. pigment. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Standing Buddha, marble,Tang dyn., 7th c., Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Seated Buddha from Tianlongshan Caves in Shanxi, Tang dyn., early 8th c., sandstone. Now in Harvard Univ. Art Museum.

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