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- Title
- Picchvai
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- Painting on cloth in an array of colors that depicts a religious scene. There are assorted animals such as monkeys and cows with red hand prints on them.
- There is a river at the fore of the painting with flowers and lily pads in it. The painting has a colorful floral border.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1700-1850
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.288
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- cows
- deity
- devotional images
- hinduism
- monkeys
- worshippers
- Title
- Jacob's Dream
- Artist
- Anonymous French
- Artist Life Dates
- ()
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.104
- Medium and Support
- black chalk
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- angel
- clouds
- deity
- ladders
- reclining
- sleeping
- winged
- Title
- Head of a Buddha, sheltered by Mucalinda (Lopburi style; fragment)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.40
- Medium and Support
- sandstone
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- fragment
- heads
- icons
- snakes
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A hollow cast bronze sculpture of the Buddha, including a lotus base. The bronze has a dark, shiny patina over most of its surface.
- The Buddha sits with his legs crossed in the padmasana pose; his right hand reaches down, palm inwards, to touch the earth, in an elegant gesture with just the tip of his third finger making contact, while his right hand rests in his lap. His torso is tall and erect. His dhoti (a skirt-like garment) is tied high on his torso, while his outer robe covers his left shoulder completely and just brushes against his right shoulder. His face is shaped like a tall and narrow "U," with wide, gently arching brows, downcast eyes under swelling lids, a long and high nose, and full, cupid's-bow lips. The urna, an auspicious mark on his forehead, is indicated here by a small bump with an incised outline. His hair is arranged in rows of snail-shell curls, which are repeated in a larger size on his ushnisha, culminating in a lotus bud.
- The upward-pointing lotus petals on the dais are in high relief, with curling tips.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.58
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- icons
- lotus
- mudra
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra (Chieng Sen style)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. In Southeast Asian contexts, this hand gesture is often referred to as Maravijaya mudra, or "victory over Mara." The Buddha’s elongated earlobes refer to his early life as a prince, when he wore heavy earrings. Texts that describe how a Buddha’s face should look often use comparisons to natural forms such as eyes like lotus petals, eyebrows like an archer’s bow, and a chin like a mango stone. The artist who created this sculpture clearly followed similar instructions.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1500-1599
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.48
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- icons
- lotus
- mudra
- sitting
- Title
- Kubera, god of wealth, seated in lalitasana on double lotus dais
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.156
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- Title
- Head of a Buddha, probably a 'kebutsu' (Buddha in a transformation body) from the crown of an Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.38
- Medium and Support
- gilt wood
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- fragment
- head
- icons
- Title
- Saint Joseph and the Christ Child
- Artist
- Vicente Gómez
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1637 - c. 1680
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1674
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.14
- Medium and Support
- pen and black ink on ivory laid paper
- relevance
- rank 5.89831
- Primary Keywords
- christ child
- clouds
- deity
- st. joseph
- winged
- Title
- Khambhavati Ragini:
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.48
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- courtyards
- deity
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- woman
- Title
- Durga blessing a Raja and his entourage
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.147
- Medium and Support
- ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures
- musical instruments
- tiger
- tigers
- trees
- water
- Title
- Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- A figure is sitting on a lotus-shaped pedestal, which is itself placed on an hexagonal pedestal. The figure wears a drape hanging from the left shoulder and covering the bottom. The arms are placed in front; right hand holding the left index finger. The facial expression is calm; the two eyes looking down; a dot on the forehead. Two elongated ears. A tall crown on the head. The two halos are on the back of the figure; one behind the head and other behind the torso. Two halos are surrounded by an oval-shaped dais. The statue and pedestals are guilded with gold; some polychrome remnants.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.59.1
- Medium and Support
- cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddha
- buddhism
- clouds
- deity
- lotus
- mudra
- statue
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and worshipper
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- In the upper register of this folio a woman holds a child who is crowned and adorned with jewels. The golden hue of the infant, along with the fan held above their heads signifies the child’s importance. They sit in devotion before a Jina, indicated by his nudity—a trademark of Digambara Jina and a sign of purity.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.165
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- child
- deity
- infant
- jaina
- jainism
- mother
- nudes
- women
- Title
- Pehar Gyalpo
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A portable painting in mineral pigments and gold on a primed cotton ground; the painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use. The painting was folded at some time in its history, resulting in a loss of pigment along two vertical lines.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century?
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.211
- Medium and Support
- ink, gouache, and gold pigment on cotton
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- guardians
- himalayan
- lama
- lions
- vajrayana
- Title
- Vishnu with two attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir
- Physical Description
- Vishnu stands with a slight sway to his body with his right hip thrust out, the tribhangha of “thrice bent pose.” He has four hands to carry his attributes, his front two hold a lotus bud and a conch. The back two hang down and rather than carry his two weapons are placed on personified figures of them. At is right is the personified club and on his left his discus. He wears a diaphanous lower cloth that is so sheer, it appears almost invisible, only the folds of the garment are articulated. He wears a long garland down almost to his feet and a sacred thread to his waist. He also wears various pieces of jewelry, including armlets, large earrings and an elaborate crown. The whole is quite worn due to the way the image has been handled by devotees, who have touched it and applied various substances to it. His eyes had been inlayed with silver to add a certain realism to the piece.
- Century
- 9th century
- Object Creation Date
- 9th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.146
- Medium and Support
- bronze with silver inlay
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- himalayan
- hinduism
- kashmir (general region)
- metalwork
- vishnu
- Title
- Jina and devotees from a Digambara Jain manuscript
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- Nude Jina sitting on altar-like structure in center of image. The "altar" is sitting on a lotus flower. There are devotees on all four sides of Jina, a total of five persons. The devotee at the left is also nude. There are red and yellow flags, and various flowers scattered all over the image. There is a red and green border. The colors present are vivid reds, greens, yellows and deep blues.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.175
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures (representations)
- flowers (plants)
- kettles
- nudes
- seated
- Title
- Photograph album of Italy
- Artist
- Anonymous English
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1881
- Accession Number
- 1994/2.26
- Medium and Support
- 108 albumen prints on leather-bound album
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- assisi
- deity
- genoa
- horses
- perugia
- siena
- temples
- venice
- Title
- Dancing Krishna holding butter-balls
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
- Physical Description
- small bronze figurine made by lost wax process. The child Krishna dances on one leg with his right one raised. He hold balls of butter in his hands, one outstretched to this side and the right one extended forward as if offering it to the viewer. He stands on a round lotus base placed on a square slab. He is naked, but is decorated with a vast assortment of jewelry. Necklaces that cross his chest and drop to his waist, decorated belts, shoulder pieces, rings, bracelets and earrings and elaborate decorations on his head fanning out from his ears and decorating his hair which is arranged in a flat chignon on the top of his head.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.42
- Medium and Support
- copper alloy with gilt
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- children (people by age group)
- dance
- deity
- hinduism
- krishna
- Title
- Uma-Maheshvara, a seated Shiva and Parvati (Uma)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Bengal
- Physical Description
- Shiva sits with his consort on a double lotus pedestal. He has six arms, his right three are in varada mudra [a giving gesture], holds a rosary and an arrow. His left arms cup his consorts left breast and hold a lotus flower and a bow. He sits in royal ease, with one leg pendant. He wears bracelets, armlets, necklaces, earrings, and a sacred thread that stretches form his left shoulder down past his waist. On his head he wears an elaborate jatamukuta, a crown interlaced with his matted locks. Parvati sits upon his knee with one leg tucked under her and the other pendant. She is also adorned with jewelry, but wears a more modest diadem at the front of her head.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.85
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- goddesses
- gods
- hinduism
- metalwork
- seated
- shiva
- sivaism
- Title
- Esu-Elegbara Dance Staff (ogo Esu-Elegbara)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- At the top of the staff, a male and female supplicant peer from a cascade of cowries, brass beads, iron fragments, and seeds. Some cowries are stained with indigo dye. The lower bodies of the figures are concealed by the shell strands above. Their elongated hairstyles extend the overall verticality of the piece. The figure’s faces appear to be identical.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1975
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.26
- Medium and Support
- wood, leather, cowrie shells, brass, iron, seeds
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- cowrie shell
- dance
- deity
- kinetic
- rattle
- staff, ceremonial
- Title
- Ragamala: Kedar Ragini
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.45
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- courtyards
- deity
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- woman
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and battle scene
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- Worshippers gather and seem to celebrate around a sky-clad (nude) Jina and monk at top center. Flanking these figures are two searted drummers. In the lower register men on horseback and elephant look up to them as the ride by and raise their weapons in battle. A trumpeter sounds his instrument in the bottom left.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.168
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- drums (membranophones)
- horse
- jain
- jainism
- manuscripts
- worshippers
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, raja, and warriors
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- The image is divided in to two main halves.
- The top half is divided in 3, and the bottom half divided in 6. All the divided spaces, except for the lower right corner contain a human figure. In the top half the two outer figures face inward toward the central figure who is seated on a panel slightly above them. The central figure is yellow, with out clothing, on a red background outlined with an olive green border. The figure to the left is cream colored without clothing on a pinkish background. While the figure to the right is clothed in red on a green background.
- The figures in the lower half carry shields and various weapons. The dominate colors in each of the 6 sections rotates between green, blue, red and yellow.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.179
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- families
- figures (illustrations)
- interior views
- nudes
- weapons
- Title
- Buddhist Bronze
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- mid 7th-early 8th centuries
- Object Creation Date
- circa 650-725
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.78
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.83620
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhas
- buddhism
- deity
- miniature (size attribute)
- sculpture
- Title
- Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh
- Physical Description
- The four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on the serpent Ananta (“the endless one”), resting on the surface of the cosmic ocean. As his female consort gently strokes his leg, Vishnu awakens from a long sleep. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, who will begin a new cycle of the universe.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.305
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- fish
- hinduism
- painting
- scrolls
- seas
- serpent
- serpents
- vishnu
- Title
- Jina and a monk in a landscape from a Digambara Jain manuscript
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- This painting illustrates a verse from a Digambara Jain manuscript that likens the capacity of praising the Jina to destroy sins to the way the sun obliterates darkness; it shows a sun with the face of a Jina illuminating the sky. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.172
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- flowers (plants)
- nudes
- rock
- seated
- sun
- workers
- worshippers
- Title
- Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School
- Physical Description
- Bold colors depict Krishna, one of human manifestations of the Hindu god Vishnu, is seated with a woman, Radha, above him. He touches her leg, and the tips of her hands and feet glow red. She sits erect and holds a large flower, looking straight off the left edge of the picture. The two are framed in an architectural structure.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1730
- Accession Number
- 1979/1.160
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle thorax casings on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- feet
- flowers
- hinduism
- interior view
- man
- portrait
- woman
- Title
- Ragamala: Devgandhar Ragini
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.43
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- courtyards
- deer
- deity
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- tigers
- Title
- Bhairava
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 16th – 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.55
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- drums
- hinduism
- hounds
- musical instruments
- shiva
- standing
- sword
- Title
- Ragamala: Asavari Ragini
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.47
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- cobras
- courtyards
- deity
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- woman
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a community of laymen
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- Eight worshippers sit to the right of a sky-clad (nude) Jina and monk. They each raise beads in their hands. Below them a struggle is depicted. Two men in shorts wrestle, while a snake, tiger, and elephant rera up beside a fire.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.169
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- elephants
- fire
- jain
- jainism
- monk
- snake
- tiger
- worshippers
- Title
- The Buddha Amitâyus, seated in padmasana on a double lotus base, holding a vase of amrita (the elixir of long life)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A finely cast miniature icon of the Buddha Amitâyus, seated on a double lotus pedestal.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.279
- Medium and Support
- gilded bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Devimahatmya manuscript: A Demon Warrior Worships Devi (fol. no. 44r)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.139
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- buildings
- calligraphy
- deity
- figures
- glass
- interiors
- seated
- sword
- vessels
- Title
- Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.109
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- himalayan
- lotus
- manjusri
- sword
- vajrayana
- Title
- Devimahatmya manuscript page: The Goddess Ambika fights a host of demons
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1725
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.148
- Medium and Support
- ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- cart
- deity
- demons
- himalayan
- horses
- lions
- weaponry
- weapons
- wheel
- Title
- Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- A nude monk on the top left sits before a Jina at top right. Three Hindu gods, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi venerate the Jina in the bottom registers.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.164
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- bull
- bulls
- deity
- figures
- manuscripts
- monk
- monsters
- seated
- winged
- Title
- Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- This painting is a rare depiction of the Jina’s first preaching. It is said that the speech of the Jina is like no other and that miracles occur upon hearing it. Here the Jina is depicted with four heads, representing the miraculous ability to see from all four directions at once. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.173
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures (representations)
- nudes
- towers (single built works)
- trees
- Title
- Vishnu on Ananta
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir
- Physical Description
- Two figures in a landscape; one a reclining blue-skinned figure, the other a seated female
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.132
- Medium and Support
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- deity
- himalayan
- hinduism
- kneeling
- reclining
- seated
- trees
- vishnu
- Title
- Buddha, standing, in double abhaya mudra and dressed in royal attire
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- Gilded brass (or gilded copper alloy) standing Buddha on lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.66
- Medium and Support
- gilded brass (or gilded copper alloy?)
- relevance
- rank 5.77538
- Primary Keywords
- altar
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- icon
- mudra
- standing
- thailand (nation)
- Title
- Jina and a devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- Nude (Jina, center) and a devotees (nude on left, and other clothed figures) depicted in a folio of a Jain manuscript.
- The image contains trees, lotus flowers and dark clouds. The the colors are composed of vivid reds, browns, yellows, greens and blues. The image is surrounded by a red and green pattereed border which resembles a chain.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.174
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.71581
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures (representations)
- flowers (plants)
- kneeling
- lotus
- nudes
- standing
- trees
- Title
- Bacchanalian Revelry of the Seven Lucky Gods
- Artist
- Mori Kôga (Takamasa)
- Artist Life Dates
- 1791-1864
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.20
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 5.71581
- Primary Keywords
- book
- deity
- drinking
- figures
- fish
- hanging scroll
- japan
- males
- seated
- Title
- Standing Buddha in Abhaya-vara mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Gilt bronze standing Buddha on lotus pedestal. He is clothed in monastic robes with cascading U-shaped folds, similar to the gentle folds of his neck. His hands ake the form of two mudras: the abhaya (“have no fear”) mudra with the right hand, and varada (“wishes are granted”) mudra with the left.
- It is well proportioned overall and represent Buddha in a standing position; a position quite popular in Unified Shilla Buddhist sculpture. The Ushinisha on the top of Buddha's head is tall, voluminous and black. The face is plump and facial features, including the eyes, nose and the mouth, are all rather small. The earlobes hang are hanging and the three curved lines on the neck are highly distinct.
- Century
- ca. 8th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 7th century - early 8th century
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.80
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.71581
- Primary Keywords
- bronze (metal)
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- gilt
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Ebisu (God of Prosperity)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This woodwork depicts Ebisu, the god of prosperity and especially associated with fishermen. Here he carries a large sea bream or red snapper symbolizing good fortune.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.86
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.65746
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- folk art
- gods
- mythology (literary genre)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- woodwork
- Title
- The Lord's Prayer, sheet 2 - Our Father Who Art in Heaven (Das Vaterunser - Vater Unser Der Du bist im Himmel)
- Artist
- Max Pechstein
- Physical Description
- A large central figure represents God towers seen in the radiating rays of light and clouds that surround him.. On the forehead of his blocky, totemic head is a third eye. His left arm crosses over his middle and holds fire. His right hand extends down to the lower right corner as reaching down. The words "Vater Unser" are at the very top; "Der Du Bist" across God's waistline; "im Himmel" along the bottom.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1881 - 1955
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1921
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.424
- Medium and Support
- woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.65746
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- expressionism
- expressionist
- gods
- hands
- portfolios (groups of works)
- prayers
- spirituality
- woodcuts
- Title
- Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This woodwork depicts Daikoku, the god of good fortune, who is associated with farmers. Here he is sitting astride two large barrels of rice, while carrying over his shoulder a large sack, brimming with treasure. In his right hand he holds a magic mallet, said to be able to produce anything the heart desires when struck.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.85
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.65746
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- folk art
- gods
- mythology (literary genre)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- woodwork
- Title
- Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- An elaborately decorated conch shell trumpet, with extensions and a side chamber made from silver, inlaid with other precious metals and semi-precious stones of turquoise, lapiz lazuli, and mountain coral.
- Century
- 9th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 800-1900
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.42A
- Medium and Support
- conch shell, silver, vermeil, lapis lazuli, and coral
- relevance
- rank 5.65746
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- conch (shell)
- deer
- deity
- dragons
- elephants
- himalayan
- musical instruments
- phoenix
- Title
- Four-armed Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
- Physical Description
- Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.49
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.60029
- Primary Keywords
- bull
- club (weapon)
- conch (shell)
- deity
- discus
- flames
- hinduism
- horse
- lotus
- vishnu
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.171
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.60029
- Primary Keywords
- cobras
- deity
- fire
- flames
- folio (leaf)
- manuscript (document genre)
- nudes
- snakes
- tree
- Title
- Hotei
- Artist
- Ogata Kôrin
- Physical Description
- The shape of the circle repeats four times in this painting. It appears in the plump body of Hotei, his head, his large white sack, and the overall shape of the fan.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kyoto, 1658 - 1716)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1700-1716
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.157
- Medium and Support
- ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.48934
- Primary Keywords
- circles (plane figures)
- deity
- fans (costume accessories)
- hanging scrolls
- mythology (literary genre)
- zen buddhism
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- Multi-colored ink on paper. Prominent reds, yellows and blues. Six figures, three smaller (clothed), three larger (nude or semi-nude). Scene of worship.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.176
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.43550
- Primary Keywords
- album leaf
- arrows
- deity
- figures (representations)
- illness
- manuscripts
- nudes
- painting
- reclining
- sitting
- torches (lighting devices)
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.61
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 5.36688
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures
- hinduism
- historical figures
- maces
- standing
- vishnu