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- Title
- Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A fragment of a horizontal scroll, which would originally have been rolled up and tucked inside a Tibetan prayer wheel, with the text of a prayer printed in red and black ink.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.195.13
- Medium and Support
- red and black ink on very thin paper
- relevance
- rank 9.30378
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- text
- vajrayana
- Title
- Padmasambhava in Yabyum (Divine Union)
- Artist
- Tibet
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print on paper; the block was quite worn when the print was made, resulting in an impression of poor quality.
- Century
- 20th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.808B
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.30378
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- embraces
- himalayan
- vajrayana
- 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 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- 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 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- reliquary
- stupa
- vajrayana
- Title
- Four seated Buddhas, in dhyana mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
- Physical Description
- A molded and incised relief sculpture of four seated Buddhas, on a dais with floral rosette motifs.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.152
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- mudra
- rosettes
- vajrayana
- Title
- Prayer Wheel (Mani Wheel)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- An example of a 'mani' or prayer wheel, a common ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhism: a device made a handle (here a wooden stick, with simple incised line designs) supporting a hollow cylindrical drum on a spindle. Here the drum is elaboratedly decorated with rows of inset turquoise stones, as well as a row of Sanskit letters in bone. A small weight of bone attached to one one side of the drum with a metal chain, allows the wheel to spin with a slight rotation of the wrist.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.424
- Medium and Support
- metal, wood, bone, and turquoise
- relevance
- rank 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- prayers
- ritual
- vajrayana
- Title
- Vairocana Buddha, Seated in the Mudra of the Union of Six Elements
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/2.78
- Medium and Support
- bronze with copper, tin and zinc
- relevance
- rank 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- 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 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- copperwork
- himalayan
- vajrayana
- Title
- An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)
- Artist
- Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.347
- Medium and Support
- ink on silk?
- relevance
- rank 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- monk
- portrait
- vajrayana
- Title
- Prayer Wheel (Mani Wheel)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A 'mani' or prayer wheel, a common ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhism: a device made a handle (here a simple wooden stick) supporting a hollow cylindrical drum on a spindle. A small metal weight, attached to one one side of the drum with a cord, allows the wheel to spin with a slight rotation of the wrist. The drum in his case is of hammered metal, with incised patterns of Buddhist auspicious symbols.
- Century
- 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.423
- Medium and Support
- copper? and wood
- relevance
- rank 9.20260
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- prayers
- ritual
- vajrayana
- 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 9.10361
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhas
- buddhism
- himalayan
- stupas
- vajrayana
- Title
- Yungdron Dorje Pal (1284–1365) subduing a wrathful demon while attended by a meditation deity, Mahakala and other monks.
- Artist
- Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- A portable painting done in ink and gouache on loose-weave, primed cotton, surround by two strips of fabric. This painting has suffered greatly from water damage, running the pigments together.
- Century
- 18th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1700-1750
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.719
- Medium and Support
- ink and gouache on cotton
- relevance
- rank 9.10361
- Primary Keywords
- damage
- deity
- himalayan
- monk
- portrait
- vajrayana
- Title
- Prajñâpâramitâ (Buddhist Goddess of Wisdom)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/2.76
- Medium and Support
- bronze with copper, tin and zinc
- relevance
- rank 9.10361
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- Title
- Teacher and adept in a garden, with a yab-yum figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or China
- Physical Description
- A painting in ink, gouache, and gold pigment on cotton, with considerable damage.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.94
- Medium and Support
- ink, gouache, and gold on cotton
- relevance
- rank 9.10361
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- gardens
- himalayan
- teaching
- vajrayana
- Title
- Crown for Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.59.2
- Medium and Support
- openwork metal and semi-precious stones
- relevance
- rank 9.10361
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- crown (costume component)
- statue
- vajrayana
- 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 9.10361
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- inscriptions
- lotus
- mudra
- vajrayana
- 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 9.00671
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhas
- buddhism
- himalayan
- monks
- paradise
- vajrayana
- 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 9.00671
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- folk art
- rubbing
- vajrayana
- 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 9.00671
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- himalayan
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- 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 9.00671
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- himalayan
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- 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 9.00671
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- goddess
- himalayan
- skull (skeleton component)
- vajrayana
- 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 8.91186
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- guardians
- himalayan
- lama
- lions
- vajrayana
- 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 8.81899
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deities
- himalayan
- landscapes (environments)
- monk
- portrait
- teachers
- vajrayana
- 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 8.81899
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- 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 8.81899
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- himalayan
- lotus
- manjusri
- sword
- vajrayana
- 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 8.72803
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- bone
- buddhism
- flames
- himalayan
- lotus
- tibet (autonomous region)
- vajrayana
- Title
- Bodhisattva Mañjusri
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.278
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.72803
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- manjusri
- miniature (size attribute)
- sword
- vajrayana
- 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 8.72803
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- earrings
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- saint
- tibetan
- vajrayana
- 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 8.55163
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- dance
- goddess
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- skull (skeleton component)
- vajrayana
- 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 8.55163
- Primary Keywords
- bone
- buddhism
- flames
- guardian
- himalayan
- lotus
- snow lion
- tibet (autonomous region)
- vajrayana