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Title

Vishnu and Consorts

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Century

16th-18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1975/2.125

Medium and Support

brass

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

hindu

named gods and goddesses

religion

religions

subject matter

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

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

disciplines

hindu

humanities

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by state or condition

performing arts

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

vishnu

youth

Title

Hanuman

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Physical Description

Hanuman stands on a tiered base, which starts square and sloped, then is square and straight up and then round sloped and ringed. He has a human body and a monkey’s head. He stands in an unbending stance with his hands in anjali mudra, held up to his chest with palms together in a prayer gesture. He wears a diaphanous garment from the waist down with only the edged decorated and depicted with a series of belts and sashes hanging in front of it. He wears a number of necklaces and armlets. His face is very worn and far less realistic than the body with the large round eyes incised with eyebrows above and a large circle on his forehead. His mouth is a simple slit.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1976/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

hindu

mammals

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

Title

Vishnu as Bhogasthanakamurti, accompanied by a pair of female attendants, 1978/2.131 and 1978/2.132

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Physical Description

Vishnu stands on a base consisting of a flat square element topped with a series of five round rings. He stands in an unbending pose and has four arms. Reading clockwise from his front right hand, he is in varada mudra, holds a discus, holds a conch, and is on his hip. He wears a decorated lower garment flared out on either side in a pattern. He wears a decorated belt and necklaces, a sacred thread and shoulder loops, bracelets and armlets, earrings and a crown. The jewelry and crown is highlighted with gold paint as is his clothing and the two attributes.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.123

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

hindu

people and culture

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

Title

Visnhu triad: goddess Shri Devi, 1 of 3 figures

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Physical Description

Shridevi stands in a tribhanga pose (with three bends) with her right arm hanging pendant to her side and holding a lotus bud in her left hand. She leans towards the figure of Vishnu in the grouping of three bronzes. She stands on a base consisting of a flat square element topped with a series of five round rings. She wears a decorated lower garment flared out on either side in a pattern. She wears a decorated belt and necklaces, bracelets and armlets, with shoulder loops, earrings and a crown. The jewelry and crown is highlighted with gold paint as is his clothing and the two attributes. She also wears a band across her breasts, a characteristic of Shridevi in groupings with Vishnu and his other consort, Bhudevi.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.131

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

figures

people and culture

people and occupations

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Bhu Devi

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Physical Description

Bhudevi stands in a tribhanga pose (with three bends) with her left arm hanging pendant to her side and holding a lotus bud in her right hand. She leans towards the figure of Vishnu in the grouping of three bronzes. She stands on a base consisting of a flat square element topped with a series of five round rings. She wears a decorated lower garment flared out on either side in a pattern. She wears a decorated belt and necklaces, bracelets and armlets, with shoulder loops, earrings and a crown. The jewelry and crown is highlighted with gold paint as is his clothing and the two attributes. She does not wear a band across her breasts, as does Shridevi in groupings with Vishnu and Bhudevi.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.132

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people and culture

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

Title

Hanuman, standing, in anjali mudra (part of a Rama shrine)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Physical Description

Hanuman is depicted with a human body and a monkey head. He stands in an unbending posture of devotion with his hands held on his chest with the palms together in a gesture of prayer, namaskara. He wears a lower garment that is decorated with belts and pendant loops and the cloth has formal decorative folds cascading down his sides. He wears a decorated belt and necklaces, bracelets and armlets, with shoulder loops, earrings, and a simple crown with a leaf shape at the top. He wears a dagger at his waist and his tail curves up behind him making a loop top frame his head like a halo.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.55

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

hindu

mammals

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

Title

Rama

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Physical Description

The two-handed figure stands in relaxed posture on a base consisting of square and round forms. At the bottom of each shape stylized lotus petals are incised. His right hand is extended outwards and would have been holding an arrow and he left arm is extended up to his die to hold a bow. He wears much of jewelry including anklets bracelets, armlets, necklace and shoulder loops, belts with pendant elements and a sacred thread reaching just below his waist. He wears a lower garment with incised lines delineating the folds and sections that flare out to either side. He wears an elaborate crown. One element extends over his right shoulder, which may either be part of his quiver of arrows or a broken section of a halo. He wears a conical headdress incised with a worn pattern. His face is sharply stylized with a long straight nose and wide, open eyes.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

2000/2.153

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

figures

heroes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Yasoda and Krishna (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1975/2.141

Medium and Support

copper

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

hindu

named gods and goddesses

religion

religions

subject matter

vishnu

Title

Yasoda and Krishna (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1975/2.142

Medium and Support

copper

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

hindu

named gods and goddesses

religion

religions

subject matter

vishnu

Title

Lakshmi (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1975/2.143

Medium and Support

copper

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Yasoda and Krishna (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1975/2.144

Medium and Support

copper

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

hindu

named gods and goddesses

religion

religions

subject matter

vishnu

Title

Shiva standing

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Physical Description

Shiva stands on a tiny base with little feet in a strict unbending stance. The body is elongated with a small waist, the hips billowing out and tapering in a stylized way to the feet. He has broad shoulders and has four arms. Reading in a clockwise direction from the right front hand, he holds, a sword, another sword, a bow and a shield. He wears a lot of jewelry, necklaces that cover his entire chest, at least three belts with pendant decorations and what appears to be a bustle like garment that billows out from his waist and has a beaded border that curves down across his legs below his knees. He wears large earrings and a crown decorated with a disk for the sun and crescent for the moon. He has large wide opened eyes and what almost looks like two sets of eyebrows, a dot where his third eye should be and a luxurious moustache.

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

15th century - 16th century

Accession Number

1978/2.116

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

figures

hindu

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

Title

Standing Parvati

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Physical Description

Parvati stands on a tiny base with little feet in a strict unbending stance. The body is elongated with a small waist, the hips billowing out and tapering in a stylized way to the feet. He has broad shoulders, pointy breasts that fall quite low in the chest and has two arms holding a bowl in her right one and a lotus flower in her left. She wears a d simple tight fitting skirt decorated with incised lines and a corded belt that falls down the center of her body with five rows of cords falling from the center and wrapping around her legs creating a fishbone pattern. She wears necklaces with added pendants on her shoulders and her coiffure is tied in a chignon on the right side at the back of her head wearing a headdress that has decorations that cascade down both shoulders. Like the accompanying Shiva figure she has large eyes and what appear to be two sets of eyebrows, but the tikka on her forehead is of a flame shape.

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

15th century - 16th century

Accession Number

1978/2.127

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people and culture

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

subject matter

Title

Standing goddess holding a lotus in her right hand

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1978/2.128

Medium and Support

bronze

Artist

India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

Title

In a wooded background with a small temple sheltering the lingam. Floral

foreground. From a Ragamala Series.

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Uttar Pradesh, Chaurapancasika Style

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550-1575

Accession Number

1983/2.105

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on birch bark

Artist

India, Uttar Pradesh, Chaurapancasika Style, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

hindu

named gods and goddesses

people and occupations

plants

religion

religions

religious figures

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Native Procession

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1937

Accession Number

1982/2.27

Medium and Support

ink and wash on paper

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

people and occupations

religion

the natural world

Title

Qur'an manuscript page

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1969/2.95

Medium and Support

tempera, ink and gold on paper

Artist

Iran, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

religion

sacred texts

text-based art

types

Title

Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23

Artist

Iraq

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

late 8th century

Accession Number

1972/2.354

Medium and Support

brown ink with gold and touches of red on natural parchment

Artist

Iraq

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

religion

sacred texts

text-based art

types

Title

Qur’an manuscript leaf in Abbasid Kufic script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran

Century

8th-9th century

Object Creation Date

701-900

Accession Number

1970/2.109

Medium and Support

brown ink with touches of red on natural parchment

Artist

Iraq or Iran, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

religion

sacred texts

text-based art

types

Title

Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1996/2.54

Medium and Support

ink, color and gold on paper

Artist

Iraq or Iran, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

religion

sacred texts

text-based art

types

Title

Study for an Altarpiece: Virgin and Child Enthroned between St. Peter and St. Pa

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Ferrarese School)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1965/1.184

Medium and Support

pen, yellow and brown ink and black chalk

Artist

Italian (Ferrarese School), Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

figures

holy figures and saints

jesus christ

new testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

religion

study

subject matter

Title

Angel Appearing to Hagar in the Wilderness

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Florentine?)

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1895.69

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Artist

Italian (Florentine?), Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

religion

subject matter

woods

Title

Triumph of St. Michael; Verso: Female Head

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1948/1.39

Medium and Support

pen, wash, crayon and Sanguine on white paper

Artist

Italian (Venetian), Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

angel

archangel

demons

objects

people and occupations

religion

religious figures

subject matter

swords

weaponry

Title

Epiphany

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1540-1550

Accession Number

1947/2.8

Medium and Support

pen, wash and crayon on white paper

Artist

Italian (Venetian), Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

holy figures and saints

new testament

people and occupations

religion

subject matter

Title

Music-making Angels and Cherubs Adoring the Holy Spirit

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1948/1.40

Medium and Support

pen, wash and crayon on white paper

Artist

Italian (Venetian), Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

people and occupations

religion

religions

the natural world

Title

Untitled

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2000/2.311

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Artist

Italian (Venetian), Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

new testament

religion

subject matter

Title

Tapestry

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1972/2.328

Medium and Support

wool?

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

crosses

new testament

religion

tapestry

themes (religious)

Title

The Crucifixion with St. Francis (?) and St. Jerome

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1970/2.50

Medium and Support

black chalk on ivory paper, laid down

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

crosses

figures

new testament

people and occupations

religion

themes (religious)

Title

St. Peter's and The Vatican

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.153

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

churches

cityscapes

europe

locality

places of worship

religion

religions

Title

Back of an Ambassadorial Coach

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1960/1.166

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with ink wash and rose and yellow watercolor on paper

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

business and industry

drapery

mine

objects

people and occupations

political figures

religion

subject matter

tools

transportation

vehicles

Title

Historiated Initial 'O' with St. John the Baptist

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

1969/2.42

Medium and Support

Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

religion

religions

religious figures

saint

text-based art

Title

Madonna and Child

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

Late 17th or early 18th century

Object Creation Date

1675-1725

Accession Number

1948/1.33

Medium and Support

pen, ink and crayon, heightened with white on gray paper

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

holy figures and saints

new testament

religion

subject matter

Title

Page from a Chorale: Last Judgment?

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

before6/30/46.10

Medium and Support

tempera on parchment

Artist

Italian, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

music

religion

text-based art

themes (religious)

Title

Two Angels with Chalice and Cross

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.226

Medium and Support

embroidered silk

Artist

Italian?, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

colors

crosses

descriptors

europe

locality

medium

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

subject matter

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual and tactile

Title

Madonna and Child

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

circa 19th century

Accession Number

1961/1.176

Medium and Support

painted wood

Artist

Italian?, Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

child

drapery

holy figures and saints

mental activities

new testament

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

religion

subject matter

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.187

Medium and Support

tan, green and gold satin brocade with purple insets

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

clergy

descriptors

drapery

locality

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.188

Medium and Support

tan, green, gold and silver satin brocade

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

asia

clergy

creatures

descriptors

drapery

locality

medium

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.189

Medium and Support

tan, blue and gold satine brocade with six insets

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

asia

clergy

descriptors

drapery

locality

medium

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.190

Medium and Support

tan, blue, gold and silver satin brocade with six white and gold insets

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

asia

atmospheric effects

clergy

colors

creatures

descriptors

drapery

geometric shapes

locality

medium

mythology

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

rectangles

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

visual and tactile

Title

Priest's Robe

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.191

Medium and Support

tan, green and red cotton brocade and silk with salmon inset

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

asia

clergy

descriptors

fabric

locality

medium

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

textiles

the natural world

Title

Priest's Stole?

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.201

Medium and Support

lined tan, green and gold fabric with insets

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

clergy

descriptors

drapery

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

Title

Priest's Stole?, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.199

Medium and Support

tan, red, green and gold satin brocade with four tan and green insets

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

clergy

descriptors

drapery

fabric

geometric shapes

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

rectangles

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

visual and tactile

Title

Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1964/2.102

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

clergy

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

legendary creatures

literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

sound devices

sound devices by function

Title

The Bodhisattva Jizô with a demon and children

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1986/1.190

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

child

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

religion

standing

subject matter

Title

Jizo Bosatsu (?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1991/1.70

Medium and Support

rubbing: ink on paper

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

buddhism

religion

religions

Title

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300-1335

Accession Number

1964/2.104

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

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Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.5

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

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buddhism

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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

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Buddhist Monk with begging bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.81

Medium and Support

hanging scroll fragment (framed), ink and color on silk

Artist

Japan, Artist Unknown

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