Title: Par nirvana (death and transcendence of the Buddha) and attendant arhats
Object type: Group
Date: dated 1503
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Hongzhi period (1488–1505)
Artist:  Qiao Bin 
Artist bio: Chinese, active 1481–1507
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Earthenware with polychrome glaze
Dimensions: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm); D. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sadness, term: Men, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha, term: Death