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- Title
- Dakini
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A bronze image of a dancing figure, cast in the cire perdue (lost wax) technique in one piece with its lotus-petal base.
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 15th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.157
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:33:18
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Kubera, god of wealth, seated on a lion
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A miniature, cast bronze sculpture of Kubera, the god of wealth, seated sideways on a lion. Kubera sits in the lalitasana pose (the pose of royal ease, with one leg drawn up and the other relaxed); his right hand is outstretched to rest on the knee, while his left arm is akimbo and his hand rests on his hip. The base has a simple, single lotus petal design.
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 15th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.155
- Medium and Support
- copper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:33:17
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- 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
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:30:02
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Dorje Legpa Votive Plaque
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A bas-relief carving made of bone and in the shape of a lotus petal, depicting Pehar, a guardian of the Tibetan Buddhist faith, in wrathful form. At the base of the "petal" are the tops of mountains, with the waves of the sea visible between them; in the rounded part of the "petal," a border of flames encircles a dynamic image of Pehar, his garments flowing in the wind as he rides on a snow lion. The background behind Pehar is incised with closely spaced wavy lines, again suggesting flames.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.50
- Medium and Support
- bone
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:23:44
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Guru Dragpo Votive Plaque, in the shape of a lotus petal
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A bas-relief carving made of bone and in the shape of a lotus petal, depicting a wrathful guardian of the Tibetan Buddhist faith. At the base of the "petal" are the tops of mountains, with the waves of the sea visible between them; in the rounded part of the "petal," a border of flames encircles a dynamic image of the bodhisattva Vajrapani in his wrathful form. The background behind Vajrapani is incised with closely spaced wavy lines, again suggesting flames.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.49
- Medium and Support
- bone
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:23:44
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Paperweight or box cover: underside carved with lotus and double vajra motifs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.112
- Medium and Support
- stone
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:19:39
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- 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
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:19:26
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- 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
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:19:25
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Yogi Milarepa (c. 1032–c. 1135)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A miniature sculpture of a the Tibetan yogin Milarepa as a rotund figure, seated in lalitasana (the posture of royal ease, with one knee drawn up and the other relaxed) on an antelope skin (the head of the antelope can be discerned just under the figure's left foot, as an incised design). The right hand is raised, cusping the right ear as though to better hear, while the left elbow rests on the left knee, and the right hand holds a nettle-shell bowl. Wrapped around his torso, from his right shoulder to his left knee, is a sash (sometimes referred to as a meditation belt), which allows him to keep his body upright during long hours of meditation. The base, cast in a single piece with the figure, is decorated with beading and a single band of lotus petals.
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.56
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:19:00
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- 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
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:18:04
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- From Northern India, figure of seated Ganesha on perforated cylinder (armature of wheeled toy deity).
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Century
- 4th-6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 4th century - 6th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.280
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:18:04
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- 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
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:11:10
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Kadampa Stupa
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A miniature stupa, cast of bronze in several parts, consisting of a bell-shaped base; an inverted cone-shaped tower, capped by an "umbrella" with pendant, fringe-like decoration, inlaid with semi-percious stone, surmounted by a lotus bud. Atop the whole structure is a half-moon and sun disk motif, supported by intertwined ribbons and culminating in another lotus bud.
- Century
- 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.386
- Medium and Support
- bronze with inlaid turquoise and coral
- Date Added/Updated
- 2012-11-25 18:25:00
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
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- Title
- Mandala of a Dhyana Buddha, possibly Amitayus
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A portable painting (thangka) in gouache and gold pigment on sized cotton, framed with concentric borders of red and yellow figures silk, with an outer border of white satin with embroidered floral designs. The painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.1
- Medium and Support
- gouache on cotton
- Date Added/Updated
- 2012-11-25 18:24:52
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)