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- Title
- Calligraphy: "And naturally ripens into fruit"
- Artist
- Tetsugen (Ôbaku) Doko
- Physical Description
- Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1630-1682
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1660-1682
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.19
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.08103
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- calligraphy
- ch'an
- fruit
- ink
- zen
- zen buddhism
- Title
- "Snow": calligraphy scroll
- Artist
- Muan Xingtao (aka (J. Ôbaku Mokuan))
- Physical Description
- The large character for snow in block script is juxtaposed with lines of smaller characters in running script. The large character is drawn with unhurried, thick, even strokes in dense, unbroken black ink with blunt contours, while the smaller characters are brushed rapidly, with strokes of varying thickness, a pronounced diagonal tilt, and sharp edges.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1611-1684
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1655-1675
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.205
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.93262
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- snow
- zen
- zen buddhism
- 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 8.93262
- Primary Keywords
- bronze (metal)
- buddhism
- glass
- mudra
- theravada
- theravada buddhism
- Title
- Buddha, Seated in Bhumisparsa Mudrâ, on a Throne
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.449
- Medium and Support
- lacquered and gilt wood
- relevance
- rank 6.86390
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- Title
- Buddha, standing (extremely worn)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 9th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 9th century - 10th century
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.12
- Medium and Support
- wood with traces of gesso and polychrome
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- Title
- Rubbing of a Folk Carving of the Buddhist King of Hell (Enma Ô)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.74
- Medium and Support
- rubbing: ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- Title
- Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.39
- Medium and Support
- marble
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- Title
- Seated Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- first half of 5th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.93
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- seated
- Title
- Rubbing of a Folk Buddhist Carving of a Buddhist Guardian King (a Lokapala or one of the four Shitennô)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.78
- Medium and Support
- rubbing: ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- Title
- Buddha Asyura (Ashura, Kôfukuji, Nara)
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1959
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.65
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- guardians
- Title
- Thangka
- Artist
- Tibet
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.54
- Medium and Support
- cotton with opaque watercolor
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- Title
- Tibetan Buddhist deity
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/2.138
- Medium and Support
- thangka (hanging scroll), ink, opaque mineral pigments, and gold on silk
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- Title
- Thangka
- Artist
- Tibet
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.53
- Medium and Support
- cotton with opaque watercolor
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- Title
- Royal Attendant for a Buddhist Shrine (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.448.1
- Medium and Support
- gilt and lacquered wood with glass and tin inlay
- relevance
- rank 6.78674
- Primary Keywords
- altarpiece
- buddhism
- Title
- Head of Maitreya
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 9th-10th century
- Object Creation Date
- 9th century - 10th century
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.138
- Medium and Support
- stone
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- head
- Title
- Monk (attendant figure at a Buddhist altar)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- Late 19th-Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.48
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- monks
- standing
- Title
- Royal Attendant for a Buddhist Shrine (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.448.2
- Medium and Support
- gilt and lacquered wood with glass and tin inlay
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- altarpieces
- buddhism
- royalty
- 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 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- mudra
- Title
- Guardian King (Possibly To-wen, Guardian of the North)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- 1368-1644
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.83
- Medium and Support
- wood with traces of polychrome decoration
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- king
- standing
- Title
- Bodhisattva Guanyin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.81
- Medium and Support
- stone
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- sculpture
- Title
- Bodhisattva Avalokitehsvara (?), head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Century
- 4th-5th century
- Object Creation Date
- 4th century - 5th century
- Accession Number
- 1996/2.46
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- head
- Title
- Miniature altar fragment: Seated Buddha flanked by two attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 6th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.73
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- seated
- Title
- Kesa (monk's surplice) Fragment
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.21
- Medium and Support
- kinran (gold-covered paper) peony designs againt a floating floss silk ground
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- clothing
- monks
- 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 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- Title
- Torso of a Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- 16th-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.457
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- torsos
- Title
- Tosyodaiji (Tôshôdai-ji)
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1955
- Accession Number
- 1958/2.31
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- sculpture
- temples
- Title
- Standing Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.458
- Medium and Support
- gilt and lacquered wood with glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- theravada
- Title
- Buddhist Nara
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1955
- Accession Number
- 1959/2.17
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- buddhism
- sculpture
- 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 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- torsos
- Title
- Bodhisattva
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.62
- Medium and Support
- limestone
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- standing
![Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]; Hamada Shôji](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.220/1980_2.220.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=31;size=50;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords1;q1=buddhism){kind=link}
- Title
- Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]
- Artist
- Hamada Shôji
- Physical Description
- Calligraphy of a Zen epigram with signature: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Tokyo, 1894 - 1978, Mashiko)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.220
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.71130
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- zen buddhism
- Title
- Samvara (?) and Sakti
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 16th – 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.76
- Medium and Support
- gilded copper or bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- deity
- himalayan
- standing
![Untitled [same as 1987/1.241, entitled "Buddha (B)"; Kannon]; image of a famous 7th-century sculpture at Hôryûji, Nara; Saitô Kiyoshi](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.240/1987_1.240.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=33;size=50;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords1;q1=buddhism){kind=link}
- Title
- Untitled [same as 1987/1.241, entitled "Buddha (B)"; Kannon]; image of a famous 7th-century sculpture at Hôryûji, Nara
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Physical Description
- Despite the title given by the artist, this print is a highly abstracted representation of a famous 7th century sculpture of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (J. Kannon), in the collection of Hôryûji Temple, Nara.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1959
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.240
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhas
- buddhism
- japan (nation)
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- text
- vajrayana
!["Asuka (Kudara Kannon)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]; Saitô Kiyoshi](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-2.14/1959_2.14.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=35;size=50;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords1;q1=buddhism){kind=link}
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- sculpture
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- buddhism
- calligraphy
- zen
- Title
- Buddha's Footprint at Zhutang Temple, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
- Artist
- Gao Cen (Kao Ts'en)
- Artist Life Dates
- act. 1643-1679
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.159.9
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- inscriptions
- landscapes
- temples
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- buddhism
- lotus
- mudra
!["Buddha (B)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]; Saitô Kiyoshi](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.241/1987_1.241.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=39;size=50;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords1;q1=buddhism){kind=link}
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- sculpture
- Title
- Padmasambhava ("Lotus-born": 8th-century Tibetan Buddhist sage)
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.277
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- himalayan
- priests
- seated
- Title
- Buddha, seated in bhumisparsa mudra, surrounded by five stupas (votive plaque)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India
- Physical Description
- This clay votive plaque depicts the Buddha in the gesture of “calling the earth to witness." He is shown here surrounded by five stupas, or reliquary monuments.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1990/1.176
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- mudra
- votive image
- Title
- Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.59.5
- Medium and Support
- cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- pedestal stands
- Title
- Votive tablet of a seated Buddha in dhyana mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Accession Number
- 1990/1.177
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- mudra
- seated
- Title
- Tantric icon in portable case
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 19th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.110A&B
- Medium and Support
- copper and wood
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- boxes (containers)
- buddhism
- himalayan
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhayana mudra, sheltered by Mucalinda (Lopburi style)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.37
- Medium and Support
- sandstone with traces of polychromy
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddha
- buddhism
- damage
- mudra
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- goddess
- 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 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- goddess
- 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
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- damaged
- monk
- portrait
- Title
- Bodhisattva (Maitreya?), seated cross-legged in abhaya mudra, from Longmen (?)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 6th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 525
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.82
- Medium and Support
- limestone
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- caves
- seated
- Title
- Head of an unidentified male figure, possibly a donor figure or a devotee in a Buddhist sculpture group
- Artist
- Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
- Physical Description
- This head of a male figure with curly hair and a mustache would once have been part of a large stucco sculpture group. Part of the stucco has flaked away from the right-hand side of the face.
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 5th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.102
- Medium and Support
- stucco
- relevance
- rank 6.63751
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- donors
- head
- man