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Title

Ôtsu-e: Warrior Monk of Mii Temple Tossing Armor

Artist

Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1989

Accession Number

1989/1.75

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 10.43571

Primary Keywords

monks

warriors

Title

Kalpasutra manuscript page: Monks and Devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

The horizontal folio from a Kalpasutra manuscript consists of seven lines of text to the left and center broken by a squarish gold symbol framed in a red line and cusped blue lines. Gold diamond shapes framed in red are at the sides, with a vertical red line between the one on the left and the text. Between the text and the right diamond shape there is a painting consisting of three registers of figures against a red ground. The top row depicts three laymen wearing crowns, the middle two monks and a nun and the bottom row three nuns.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1400-1450

Accession Number

1970/2.116

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 10.31970

Primary Keywords

jainism

manuscripts

monks

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 10.31970

Primary Keywords

buddhism

monks

standing

Title

Standing figure of a monk, in anjalî mudrâ

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1961/2.72

Medium and Support

gilt bronze figure on wooden base

relevance

rank 10.31970

Primary Keywords

monks

mudra

standing

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 10.31970

Primary Keywords

buddhism

clothing

monks

Title

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

Leaf from a Kalpasutra manuscript with calligraphic text. Font size varies, and in the center of the leaf text wraps around a blank box of parchment with a red dot in the center. To the left of this main text block is a colorful illustration of an enthroned figure in a dotted robe flanked by devotees. Surrounding him are various auspicious symbols.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1980/2.247

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 10.20624

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

jainism

manuscripts

monks

Title

Buddhist Surplice

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1959

Accession Number

1998/1.144

Medium and Support

patchwork silk brocade, with ivory ring

relevance

rank 10.09526

Primary Keywords

buddhism

costume by function

monks

textile

Title

Portrait of a Monk (Hônen?): Pilgrimage Souvenir from Hôshôji, Kodairao ?) Village, Wakayama Prefecture

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1971/2.11

Medium and Support

handcolored woodblock print on paper, mounted as hanging scroll

relevance

rank 10.09526

Primary Keywords

figures

males

monks

portraits

seated

Title

Kômusô Monk and Attendant

Artist

Soga Shôhaku

Artist Life Dates

(Ise , 1730 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1963/1.98

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 9.88036

Primary Keywords

boy

buddhism

figures

hanging scroll

japan

monks

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 9.88036

Primary Keywords

bodhisattva

buddhas

buddhism

himalayan

monks

paradise

vajrayana

Title

Affiche de La Revue Blanche

Artist

Pierre Bonnard

Artist Life Dates

1867-1947

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1959/2.97

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.77631

Primary Keywords

child

eating

figures

hats

monks

walking

woman

women

Title

Standing Monk , holding a rosary (fragment of a Buddhist altar)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.70

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 9.77631

Primary Keywords

altarpieces

buddhism

lotus

miniature (size attribute)

monks

rosaries

Title

Portrait of a Monk

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.80

Medium and Support

hanging scroll fragment, framed; ink and color on silk; separate inscription

relevance

rank 9.67443

Primary Keywords

buddhism

figures

half-length

hanging scroll

japan

monks

zen

Title

Portrait of the Poet 'Basho'

Artist

Yokoi Kinkoku

Artist Life Dates

1761-1832

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1968/2.22

Medium and Support

album leaf mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.38114

Primary Keywords

album leaf

calligraphy

full-length

hanging scroll

hats

japan

monks

poetry

seated

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.5

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays

relevance

rank 8.38315

Primary Keywords

hilt

monks

moon

scroll (motif)

scroll painting

sword

zen

zen masters

Title

Descent of the River Ganges

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand

Physical Description

In this intensely lyrical painting from Bundelkhand in Central India, the great river is shown tumbling from the night sky. Ascetics sit cross-legged on the mountainside, offering their austerities to Shiva, while women come to venerate Ganga. The river teems with life—crocodiles, turtles, fish, and birds—while lions, leopards, jackals, monkeys, and rabbits cavort on its banks.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1775

Accession Number

1979/1.148

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 8.28247

Primary Keywords

album leaf

animals

ascetic

birds

deity

figures

lions

monk

monks

night

nudes

painting

river

river banks

river bed

rivers

seated

women