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Mandala V, John McCracken — Mandala V, 1972
John McCracken

G212

Udhyana Buddha, China — Udhyana Buddha, 14th century
China

G212

tapered hexagonal shaft with silver patina; gold teardrop-shaped end with turquoise gems; two gold bands; top has gold crowns, two gold heads and skull and green and pink gemstones — Khatvanga Ritual Staff, 18th century
China

G212

ovoid box with hinged cover; three raised characters on back; raised characters under cover; cover decorated with yali head on top, with various inlaid gems (primarily turquoise) and wire filigree; inlaid multicolred gems around edges of box; tara inside with turquoise inlay and gems on crown, holding filigree flowers — Gahu Amulet Box, 19th century
Tibet

G212

male figure with three graduated rows of three grimacing faces on each row, wearing headdresses of smiling skulls, with two animal heads at top; figure has six arms, four legs, and pair of wings; male figure engaged in intercourse with a small female figure with long hair, wearing similar headdress with similar facial expression; base has two small figures--one reclining backward, one lying on stomach; dark patina with some red inlays remaining; received with base separate from figure; b = paper fragments removed from inner cavity — Hayagriva, 18th century
Tibet

G212

blue figure with 3 heads (one white, one blue and one red), 6 arms, 4 legs and wings embracing a green figure with long red hair; flaming mandala behind figures; small thrones below, above and at R and L with various demons, humans and part animal/part human figures; multicolored pigments — Thangka of Vajrakila and Diptachakra, late 19th century
Tibet

G212

Brocaded panel of polychrome design with small groups of figures around a central Buddha; mountains in background. Framed by dark purple and gold brocade, possibly Japanese. Note similarity to Tibetan painting; Tibetan-type altar hanging probably executed by Chinese artisans. Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry — The monk Hva Shang, early 19th century
China

G212

wooden covered round box with silver trim; embossed dragon in a medallion at center on top with chased floral designs around egde of medallion and edges of base and lid; floral design at bottom edge — Prayer beads and box, late 19th century
Tibet

G212

headdress consisting of five sections attached together with leather bands; openwork decorations on each section decorated with one of the five dhyani bodhisattvas; above each figure is a roundel bearing a sacred emblem such a three jewels, crossed 'vajras,' the wheel of the law, the lotus and the sword — Ritual crown (diadem), 18th century
Tibet or China

G212

bell-shaped base surmounted by a square section with indented corners, a cone with thickly incised bands and topped with a finial with crescent and circle designs and organic motifs; stamped hide bottom — Chorten, 13th century
Tibet

G212

small wood table, top slants slightly toward back; front and sides carved in low relief with religious symbols and lacquered, single horizontal support brace at back; cloud design at front with two rectangular inscriptions at top — Sutra Table, 18th century
Tibet

G212

bronze lama seated on rectangular base; PR hand holding edge of robe; PL hand resting palm up on knee; underside of base consists of copper insert; black patina — Portrait of a lama (teacher), 16th century
Tibet

G212

Wood plank painted red overall with 18 x 5 grid in gold; each compartment (except for central 12) filled with seated cross-legged figure in gold and black; 2 figures seated on lotus cushions at center in red, gold and black; one short side carved with scrolls and top half of demon face — Book Cover with Virupa and Guru with Amitabhas, 14th-15th century
Tibet

G212

Seated female figure from head to knees; legs apart, PR hand where PR knee would be; PL hand raised in front of chest; wearing gold headdress and earrings with turquoise inlay and other gold jewelry; face gold, blue hair — Green Tara, 14th-15th century
Tibet

G212

seated figure with legs crossed; PR hand raised in gesture of abhayamudra; wearing robe decorated with patterned block and floral stripes in gold; seated on a lotus petal throne — Amoghasiddhi Buddha, 1403-1424
China

G212

Tall, slender turned wood base resting on a wide foot; metal cylinder with repousse scrolls and inscription and domed metal lid with organic finial; chair with weight attached to one side of cylinder; cloth-covered paper roll (d) inside cylinder (should be removable, but is stuck inside) — Prayer Wheel, 18th-19th century
Tibet

G212

Cross-legged seated man with PL hand palm up on lap and PR hand raised to chest level; wearing elaborate headgear and jewelry with elongated pierced ears; has own mount — Amoghasiddhi, 13th-14th century
Western Tibet or Central Regions, Tibet

G212

figure seated on lotus, proper right leg hanging off and supported by smaller lotus; lotus growing from both palms and flowering at shoulders; elaborate headdress and oversize earrings — The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 1403-1424
China

G212

This book cover originally protected the Buddhist manuscript known as 'Prajnaparamitasutra' (The Perfection of Wisdom); three seated figures across central panel--central figure is 'Prajnaparamita'; two of her four hands hold a 'vajra' and a sutra; the other two are in the 'abhaya' and 'dyana' positions; Padmapani stands to her right and Green Tara to her left; six smaller Buddhas are seated across the bottom of the border and four are seated across the top; foliate forms and mythological beasts are between the Buddhas — Prajnaparamita book cover, c. 1200
Tibet

G212

figure with red skin wearing a gold hat, riding on a black horse; 4 figures floating on clouds at top; 8 small figures on horseback and riding other animals at bottom; green silk cover — Pehar (Worldly Protector Deity), late 17th century
Tibet

G212

figure with 11 heads and 6 arms at center, flanked by 2 white dogs; 5 figures on lotus blossoms at each side; figures in clouds above at top corners; musicians and figures offering food and objects at bottom — Thangka of an eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, late 18th century
Tibet

G212

2 separate lacquer covers (black on exterior, red on interior); maroon covering cloth; separate leaves with white Tibetan text on one side, text flanked by drawings on opposite side of most leaves — The Bhadrakalpika Sutra, c. 1500
Tibet

G212

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