A Chinese Micaceous marble torso, Sui Dynasty (581-618), depicting a Buddhist monk standing in pleated robes, the strap draped over the shoulder, holding a rosary between the two hands, 41 cm high, metal stand, References, see a similar example in Griswold, Prolegomena to the study of the Buddha's dress in Chinese sculpture: with Particular reference to the Rietberg Museum's Collection, part 11, pp. 335-340, from the National Museum of Stockholm. Provenance: Nicholas Grindley, London, 7/3/2001, invoice: S1268