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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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Standing Buddha, in Abhaya Mudrâ
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- Standing gilt bronze Shakyamuni Buddha with glass inlay. One hand is raised in the form of the "fear not" mudra. Stands on a pedestal in ornamented dress and crown.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.450
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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 0.00000
- Title
- Miniature Dhyani Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A tiny tear-drop-shaped metal (copper?) pendant, edged with beading, serving as support for a minature seated image of a Dhyani Buddha, made of inlaid semi-precious stones and copper wire. This may have originally been part of a necklace or tiara, or part of a brooch for a high-ranking monk's ritual costume.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.63
- Medium and Support
- copper? set with mountain coral, turquoise, and lapis lazuli
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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 0.00000
- 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 0.00000
- 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 0.00000
- Title
- Antique Book Leaves with Painted Cover
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- Book leaves with five mythological beings
- Object Creation Date
- 1907
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.120
- Medium and Support
- wood, ink, paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- 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 0.00000
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.00000