A SMALL WHITE MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A BODHISATTVA Sui dynastyPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTIONA SMALL WHITE MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A BODHISATTVASui dynastyThe deity with solemn expression wearing a high crown, holding a lotus bud in his right hand and a peach-shaped instrument in his left hand, dressed in a long robe with flowy sash over the shoulders, adorned with flat jeweled panel at his chest, the back flat and plain, the stone softly polished, with patches of eroded areas and encrustations; metal stand. 5 7/8in (15cm) high隋 漢白玉菩薩殘件A very similar white marble bodhisattva dated by inscription to the sixth year of Kaihuang (A.D. 586), unearthed in Quyang, Hebei province, is illustrated by Feng Hejun in Quyang baishi zaoxiang yanjiu (Research on White Stone Religious Figures in Quyang), Beijing, 2005, p. 111, no. 51.