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- Title
- Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)
- Artist
- India, Andhra Pradesh
- Century
- 2nd-3rd century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd century - 3rd century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.42
- Medium and Support
- limestone
- relevance
- rank 6.49470
- Primary Keywords
- bas-relief
- buddhism
- devotees
- stupa
- trees
- Title
- Kômusô Monk and Attendant
- Artist
- Soga Shôhaku
- Artist Life Dates
- (Ise , 1730 - 1781)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.98
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- boy
- buddhism
- figures
- hanging scroll
- japan
- monks
- Title
- Tibetan monk-scholar: print from inside conch trumpet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print on paper, with large tears at the upper right hand and lower left hand corners, much abraded. Formerly placed insite the conch trumpet 1982/2.42 as a talisman.
- Century
- late 18th-early 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.42B
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- portrait
- sage (people
- woodblock prints
- Title
- Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th-8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.74
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with blue-green patina
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhism
- guardians
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th-8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.92
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddha
- buddhism
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Miniature altar: Standing Buddha in abhaya-vara mudra, flanked by 2 bodhisattvas
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 6th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 6th century
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.79
- Medium and Support
- bronze with traces of gilding on wooden stand
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhas
- buddhism
- flames
- miniature (size attribute)
- Title
- Tara, six-armed, with attendant Buddha and Bodhisattva
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.105
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddha
- buddhism
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- Title
- Standing Buddha, in double abhaya mudrâ
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- Standing gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in royal costume. Stands on a lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.475
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- bronze (metal)
- buddhism
- glass
- mudra
- standing
- theravada
- Title
- Bodhisattva Tara (Tibetan, Jetsun Dolma)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A suberply cast hollow bronze figure of Tara, a Buddhist goddess, shown leated in the lalitasana pose ("royal ease," with one knee bent and the other relaxed), her right hand extended to her right knee in vara mudra (the gesture of charity), and her left hand in vitarka mudra (the gesture of teaching, with the thumb and third finger brought together). She wears a dhoti and jewelry, including an elaborate tiara and enormous lotus-petal design ear plugs. Her face has a broad, open forehead, with wide, slightly arching brows; her eyes are downcast with "s"-shaped upper lids; her nose is straight and long, and her mouth, in a curved Cupid's bow shape, is small but full. Her torso leans slightly to her left, which is balanced by the right tilt of her head. She sits on a double lotus dais with beaded upper and lower rims. The image and the base were case in one piece in the lost-wax method. There are traces of red paint for her mouth and blue paint for her hair.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.40
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with inlaid semi-precious stones and traces of polychrome
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- himalayan
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra (architectural fragment)
- Artist
- Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
- Century
- 2nd-3rd century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd century - 3rd century
- Accession Number
- 1996/2.26
- Medium and Support
- black schist with light brown patina
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- arches
- architectural
- buddha
- buddhism
- fragment
- mudra
- stupas
- Title
- Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A very finely hollow cast bronze portrait sculpture of a seated figure, with the lotus dais and pointed monk's cap cast in one piece with the figure.
- The monk is shown seated in the padmasana (lotus) pose, with each foot resting sole-upward on the opposite knee. In his right hand, he holds a vajra (a double-pronged scepter) and simultaneously makes the vitarka gesture for teaching. His left hand, resting on his lap, holds a bell. His costume consists of a dhoti, which is knotted high on his torso; a short-sleeved shirt, crossed over his chest and decorated with incised scroll patterns, with a fret design at the border; and an overrobe that wraps around his left shoulder and is draped over his right shoulder. His face has a broad forehead, incised eyebrows in a high arch; downcast eyes, with leaf-shaped upper eyelids; a broad, flat nose; a sweet smile and full lips; and a narrow chin. His tall, pointed monk's cap, which completely hides his hair, has flaps that spread to reach his upper arms.
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.57
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- bells (idiophones)
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- monk
- portrait
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; probably part of a larger altarpiece
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 5th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.93
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddha
- buddhism
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Dvarapala: part of a Buddhist altar group
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 8th century
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.73
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhism
- guardians
- miniature (size attribute)
- sculpture
- Title
- Scene from the Life of the Buddha: Conception (architectural fragment)
- Artist
- Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
- Physical Description
- A curved stone, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene.
- Century
- 2nd-3rd century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd century - 3rd century
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.37
- Medium and Support
- stone
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- architectural
- births
- buddha
- buddhism
- elephants
- fragment
- stupas
- 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 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- fragment
- head
- icons
- Title
- Female Buddhist Deity?
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 14th-15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1350-1450
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.54
- Medium and Support
- wall painting (fragment): ink and color on plaster
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- dragons
- flames
- goddesses
- mural painting
- swords
- Title
- Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Japanese, Fûkûkenjaku Kannon)(Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.76
- Medium and Support
- rubbing: ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- folk art
- rubbing
- vajrayana
- Title
- Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 515
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.96
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- flames
- inscriptions
- miniature (size attribute)
- 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 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- fragment
- heads
- icons
- snakes
- Title
- Gelugpa Merit Field, centered on Tsongkhapa, with lineage teachers above and to the sides, and meditational deities (yidam) and protectors (dharmapala) below.
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A portable painting, with gouache pigments on sized cotton, bordered by three strips of Chinese brocade. The painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1850
- Accession Number
- 1962/2.1
- Medium and Support
- gouache and gold on cotton
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhas
- buddhism
- himalayan
- monks
- paradise
- vajrayana
- Title
- Dvarapala (guardian figure) from a Buddhist altar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.81
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhism
- guardians
- miniature (size attribute)
- sculpture
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, attended by Indra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
- Physical Description
- A fragment of a stucco relief sculpture.
- Century
- 2nd-4th century
- Object Creation Date
- 100-399
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.83
- Medium and Support
- stucco relief with traces of polychromy
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- devotee
- gandhara
- mudra
- relief
- stupas
- 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 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- Title
- Unidentified Buddhist Goddess with eight arms and three heads, with base
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A miniature figure of a tantric goddess, very finely cast by the cire perdue (lost wax) method. The goddess is shown seated in lalitasana pose ("royal ease," one knee bent and the other relaxes) on a lotus dais, which is separately cast. She has 8 arms which are in variants of vitarka mudra (the gesture of teaching). She has three heads, with the two lateral heads seen here as partial profiles; each wears the five-petal tiara of Tibetan Buddhist ritual. Her skirt is unusual, looking to be made of leaves, instead of the usual dhoti. Her hair is painted blue and her lips red.
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.64A&B
- Medium and Support
- copper? with blue paint for hair and red for lips
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- himalayan
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- 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 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- icons
- lotus
- mudra
- Title
- Dakini
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Nepal
- Physical Description
- A small stone sculpture in bas-relief, depicting a tantric goddess. The back of the image is carved in a stylized petal shape, while the figure is crudely carved in relief on the front.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.111
- Medium and Support
- stone
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- himalayan
- skull (skeleton component)
- vajrayana
- Title
- Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Adoration of the Buddha Dimpakara, Conception, Prophecy, Birth (architectural fragment)
- Artist
- Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
- Physical Description
- A curved stone, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene.
- Century
- 2nd-3rd century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd century - 3rd century
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.36
- Medium and Support
- stone
- relevance
- rank 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- architectural
- births
- buddha
- buddhism
- fragment
- relief
- stupas
- 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 6.42558
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- icons
- lotus
- mudra
- sitting
- Title
- A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha Amitâbha (Chinese, Amitofou) preaching in his Western Paradise
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene..
- Century
- 7th-9th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.18
- Medium and Support
- terracotta, molded
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- paradise
- 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 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhas
- buddhism
- deity
- miniature (size attribute)
- sculpture
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, on a double lotus dais
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.154
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Shakya Senge: Padmasambhava as a young monk
- Artist
- Tibet
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print on paper; the block was quite worn, resulting in broken or smudged lines.
- Century
- 20th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.808C
- Medium and Support
- woodcut print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- conch (shell)
- goddess
- himalayan
- sage (people
- teacher
- Title
- Buddha, standing, in vitarka mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A small, solid gilt bronze image of the Budddha, shown standing in a slighly swayback pose with both right and left hands in vitarka mudra, the gesture ot teaching. His robe is draped over both shoulders and falls in large, symmentrical V-shaped folds in shallow relief over his torso. His head is small, with the canonical snail-shell curls suggested by tiny knobs of bronze. He has full cheeks, a well-defined mouth, and incised slits for his eyes. There are two incised rings at his neck (instead of the canonical three). He stands on a pedestal of upward, double-petal lotus petals, raised on a hollow base. Some turquoise patina is visible on tthe base and head.
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.97
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- teaching
- 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 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- guardians
- himalayan
- lama
- lions
- vajrayana
- Title
- Bodhisattva, attendant figure from a larger Buddha shrine
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.81
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- flames
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- Title
- Bencharong Ware Spitton with Buddhist dieties Thapanom and Norasingh, and Chinese fire patterns
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China, Bencharong ware
- Physical Description
- Bencharong ware spittoon made in a private kiln in Jingdezhen, China, for Thai market. Probably ordered from Thai royalty, under the reign of Rama II (r. 1809-1824). It is the porcelain ware enameled with multiple colors, in the style called “five colors” (“bencharong” refers to five colors in Sanskrit). It has a large mouth and bulbous shape, with design of minor Buddhist deities Thepanom and Norasingh, and Chinese fire patterns.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.464
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- bencharong
- buddhism
- chinese export
- enamels and enamelling
- jar
- spittoon
- Title
- Standing Monk , holding a rosary (fragment of a Buddhist altar)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th-8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.70
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhism
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- monks
- rosaries
- 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 6.35791
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddha
- buddhism
- clouds
- deity
- lotus
- mudra
- statue
- Title
- Egôro (ritual censer)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- It is a bronze incense burner with a long handle. The circular bowl is a brazier, in which incense is burnt in Shinto rituals. The brazier has a fluted mouth and double-lines on the outside body. A circular foot, in a chrysanthemum shape, is attached to the brazier. There is a support that connects between the brazier and the foot. The brazier’s lid has an intricate openwork design of lotus flower scrolls with a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. The rim has an incised, stylized design of clouds. The mounting between the brazier and the handle is in the shape of Buddhist jewel with two semi-precious stones. The handle has carved lotus flower scrolls, and the end of which is bent at a right angle and joined to a round pedestal. Rising from the pedestal is a small statue of a lion on a lotus-shape pedestal, which serves as a knob handgrip when the incense burner is held.
- Century
- 16th-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1583-1650
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.6
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with semiprecious stones
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- chrysanthemum
- gems
- incense burner
- lion
- lotus
- rituals (events)
- Title
- Scene from the life of the Buddha: Buddha triumphs over the fire snake at the Fire Temple of Uruvilva Kasyapa (architectural fragment)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown,Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
- Physical Description
- A fragment of a stone slab, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene. In this relief, he is converting devotees of the fire god Agni, the three ascetic Kasyapa brothers and their disciples. In this narrative, the Buddha asked to spend the night in the fire temple of Uruvilva Kasyapa. The temple’s fire god worshipers thought the fearsome fire serpent that dwelled within the temple would vanquish the Buddha. Instead, the fiery radiance of the meditating Buddha overwhelmed the serpent, who crawled into the Buddha’s alms bowl; the defeated snake appears in this sculpture below the Buddha. Meanwhile, the dazzling radiance the Buddha emits has been mistaken for flames and a fire brigade using ladders and pots of water has been formed to put out the fire, as can be seen here. Seated in the posture and gesture of meditation, the Buddha’s calm presence is in contrast to the action unfolding around him. The three Kasyapa brothers, with their beards and matted hair, are at the bottom directing it all – two are on the right and the other is seated at the far left.
- Century
- 3rd century
- Object Creation Date
- 200-232
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.41
- Medium and Support
- grey schist
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- architectural
- buddha
- buddhism
- flames
- fragment
- gandhara
- ladders
- snakes
- stupas
- Title
- Portrait of a Monk
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.80
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll fragment, framed; ink and color on silk; separate inscription
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- figures
- half-length
- hanging scroll
- japan
- monks
- zen
- 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 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- altar
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- icon
- mudra
- standing
- thailand (nation)
- Title
- Bodhisattva Mañjusri
- Artist
- Tibet
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print, with monochromatic black ink. The impression is good, especially given the detail of the design, although the block appears to have been worn at the outside edges.
- Century
- 20th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.808A
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lion
- lotus
- manjusri
- moon
- sun
- sword
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Small gilt bronze seated Buddha in style of China’s cosmopolitan Tang Dynasty. It has a full figure, artfully draped robes, and a plump, rounded face with arched eyebrows. Hand is raised in abhaya mudra.
- Century
- 8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 700-799
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.91
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddha
- buddhism
- china (nation)
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A small bronze figure of Amoghapasa, a Buddhist deity, made by the cire perdue (lost wax) casting method. The challenge to the caster is this case is the top-heaviness of the piece caused by the iconographical requirement for the image to have eight arms; in at attempt to provide some support, he arranging floating scarves to drape all the way to the lotus pedestal.
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.97
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- Title
- Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- Kneeling statue of Buddhist monk devotee Mogallana or Shariputra on a pedestal with round face, hair in tight curls, elongated ears, and hands placed together in mediatation. The pedestal is decorated with lotus petals, and the devotee wears an intricate, close-fitting robe.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1932
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.455.1
- Medium and Support
- lacquered and gilded copper alloy
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- ..., buddhist
- buddhism
- copper alloy
- devotee
- lacquer and lacquering
- monk
- pair
- 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 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- himalayan
- lotus
- manjusri
- sword
- vajrayana
- 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 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Small gilt bronze seated Buddha with Indian and Central Asian characteristics, including the pedestal he is seated on, folds of his robe, and the incised flames in the body halo encompassing him.
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- 433-466
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.94
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- flames
- halo
- miniature (size attribute)
- mudra
- sitting
- Title
- Portrait of an Rölpai Dorje (1717–1786), Lama of the Seal
- Artist
- Tibet
- Physical Description
- A painting in ink, mineral pigments, and gold on paper. The painting would have originally been framed in concentric strips of silk, but the silk has been trimmed and the painting placed in a Western-style frame.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1736-1795
- Accession Number
- 2001/1.353
- Medium and Support
- ink, mineral pigments, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.29165
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deities
- himalayan
- landscapes (environments)
- monk
- portrait
- teachers
- vajrayana