Asian Art

Companion statues: Kashyapa and Ananda

The Companion Statues on display at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) flank a three-metre tall Buddha located in the Southeast Asia Gallery, though actually originating from East Asia in provenance, on the first floor at the very back in the centre of the gallery. The sculptures are from the Tang dynasty period (618–906), probably the 8th century, and appear to come from Shanxi Province, China. They represent two luohans, or disciples of the Buddha. The younger luohan has been at the museum since 1922 and the older was purchased in 1990. Curators have concluded that the two luohans are an original pair, but not a set with the Buddha figure.

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See also

• ▸Fujiwara no Shunzei
• ▸Booloominbah
• ▸7th century

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