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Title

Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu), seated on a lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1954/1.207

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk

relevance

rank 21.86514

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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 21.51065

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th century?

Object Creation Date

18th century (?)

Accession Number

1986/2.49

Medium and Support

ema, ink and color on wood panel

relevance

rank 20.94117

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Title

Kannon Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, in Kamakura style), in vitarka mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1996/2.35

Medium and Support

wood with traces of gesso, lacquer, and polychrome

relevance

rank 20.74501

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Title

Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu), seated on a lion: architectural fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1605

Accession Number

1963/1.91

Medium and Support

wall painting fragment,ink and color on wood panel

relevance

rank 20.74501

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Title

Head and torso of a Bodhisattva (Srivijaya Style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

8th century

Accession Number

1993/2.36

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 20.74501

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bodhisattva Padmapani (Avalokiteshvara; Japanese, Kannon), from Kôfukuji

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The figure is standing on a lotus-shaped pedestal; the hair is tied as a knot on top of the head; a crown is also on the top. The face has two elongated ears, round eyeblows, eyes looking downward; the lips are shut; sloping sholders are wrapped with thin robe, which hung toward the knees. Right hand, showing a palm, is raised to the chest while the left hand is by the lower abdomen, as if holding something. The three wrinkles can be seen on the neck. All are made of wood.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1969/1.106

Medium and Support

wood with trace of color

relevance

rank 20.73661

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Title

Fragment of base of a seated Buddha, with incense burner, lion, and attendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

circa 580 - 620

Accession Number

1964/2.24

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 20.58985

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Title

"Asuka (Kudara Kannon)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1959/2.14

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 20.26564

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Title

"Buddha (B)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1987/1.241

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 20.26564

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Title

“Heads should be bowed to him,” quotation from the Avalokitesvara Sutra

Artist

Yueshan Daozong (J. Etsuzan Dôshû; Ôbaku Etsuzan)

Physical Description

Long calligraphy hanging scroll with green colored backing. Calligraphy paper is faded. Black ink. Stamps in red in the top right corner and near the bottom on the left. A smaller font of calligraphy is set on the left side while the larger set of calligraphy takes up the center of the scroll.

Artist Life Dates

1629-1709

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1660-1709

Accession Number

1999/1.105

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 20.24450

Secondary Keywords

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bodhisattva

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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 19.93841

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asian

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Title

Bodhisattva (Jokaisho Bosatsu): esoteric Buddhist iconographic drawing

Artist

Takuma Tametô

Artist Life Dates

active 1132-1174

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

mid 12th century

Accession Number

1963/1.99

Medium and Support

handscroll fragment, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 19.81691

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Title

BBodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess, in anjali mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

1989/2.73

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 19.52312

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850-1900

Accession Number

1995/1.78

Medium and Support

Blanc de Chine glaze on poreclain

relevance

rank 19.52312

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Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin), seated in a posture of royal ease

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1972/2.43

Medium and Support

wood with traces of gesso, polycrome, and gold paint

relevance

rank 19.52312

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Title

Unidentified bodhisattva, seated, with six arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.126

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 19.52312

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Title

Four-Armed Esoteric Deity, probably Avalokitesvara

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2005/2.77

Medium and Support

bronze with copper, tin and zinc

relevance

rank 18.82253

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Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) with a willow branch and vase

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-10th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.20

Medium and Support

Molded terracotta votive plaque

relevance

rank 18.74724

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motifs

natural landscapes

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plants

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settlements and landscapes

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trees by leaf life

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woody plants

Title

Head of a bodhisattva

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/2.4

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 18.71574

Secondary Keywords

image form

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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 18.59888

Secondary Keywords

asian

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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 18.12983

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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

relevance

rank 18.09316

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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 18.03444

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting a Bodhisattva in Amitabha's (Chinese. Amitofou's) Western Paradise, giving rebirth to new souls from lotus buds

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

1964/2.17

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 18.03234

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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 17.90710

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asian

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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 17.87402

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Title

Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1980/2.179

Medium and Support

woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll

relevance

rank 17.70833

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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

relevance

rank 17.68746

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asian

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Title

Bodhisattva Mañjusri

Artist

Nepal

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.278

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 17.65119

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asian

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Title

Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 17.63766

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

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bells and sets of bells

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heads

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the human body

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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 17.62754

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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 17.55527

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devotional images

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Title

Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.76

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 17.54631

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Title

Bodhisattva, possibly Padmapani, seated in lalitasana and holding a lotus bud in the left hand: part of a Buddhist altar group

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.71

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 17.54631

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Ch. Dizang), in Amitabha's 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

1964/2.19

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 17.52648

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walking sticks

Title

Mandala of a Yabyum deity, housed in a chorten (stupa), surrounded by other deities and figures from the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nepal

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century - mid 18th century

Accession Number

1963/2.63

Medium and Support

ink, gouache and gold on cotton

relevance

rank 17.45227

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Title

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th -17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 16.27066

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