A RARE DATED GREY STONE STELE SUI DYNASTY, DATED 591 AD

carved in high relief depicting Buddha seated on a raised double lotus base in dhyanasana, flanked by two acolytes, each standing with one hand raised to the chest, all above an inscribed plinth dated 591AD and corresponding to the reign of the Kaihuang emperor, the stone of dark brownish-grey tone

Sotheby's London, 2nd - 3rd December 1974, lot 48.