Title: Buddhist column
Object type: Column
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. of top (lotus blossom): 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. of base pedestal: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mountains, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha