seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint — Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century
Unknown

G200

Standing Guanyin with lotus bud(?) in left hand, right hand missing, inscribed base which bears the date 571 A.D., translation of inscription filed with purchase blank, from Xi'an in Shaanxi province. — Standing Bodhisattva, 571
China

G200

Standing Bodhisattva of white marble, arms broken off below shoulder. The figure wears a narrow scarf, barely defined, and a skirt girdled at the waist, its upper edge finished with a curling line. Jewelled necklace and long chains. High headdress. Feet missing, head restored at throat where formerly broken off. — Standing bodhisattva, one of a pair, late 6th century
China

G200

Figure, Bodhisattva with hands together, with stand. — Bodhisattva, 386-537
China

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bronze figure of bodhissatva on a modern Japanese base — Standing Bodhisattva, c. 1600
China

G214

bronze figure of bodhissatva on a modern Japanese base — Standing Bodhisattva, c. 1600
China

G214

PR arm raised, holding object; PR leg bent in front of figure, PL hand rests on PR knee; circle behind figure's head attached by a bronze pin; mounted on a black base; has its own box — The Bodhisattva Guanyin, 7th-8th century
China

G214

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

G214

head with elongated earlobes; downcast eyes; headdress with scrolls, tassels and floral forms, with pair of ornaments on either side with three red balls on blue drops; traces of blue pigment at hairline; traces of red pigment on lips; traces of olive-colored patina on skin of face; red, green and blue pigment on headdress; received attached to rectangular black base — Head of a Bodhisattva, late 6th century
China

G200

Jewelled headdress with pendants suspended from the beaks of decorative birds or from projecting scrolls. Right hand is on right knee, left hand is raised toward the chief diety. Sitting in a cross-legged position, the image of his Dhyani-Buddha in his headdress. Hip-length blouse, with wide round neck and rolled over collar, has a center vertical panel which is pulled into the neck when seated. Three-quarter length sleeves. The skirt is finely pleated and caught up slightly on either side of the leg. — Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials, c. 951-953
China

G200

one of pair of Bodhisattvas crowned, seated in Dhyana (meditation) mudra on thrones with flame halo; gilt bronze — Pair of bodhisattvas, 1770
China

G214

standing gilt bronze figure in contraposto position, proper left hand in front of body with fingers together pointing upward, right hand down at side holding draped fabric — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

standing gilt bronze figure in contraposto position, proper left hand open at side, right hand held in front, hanging jewelry highlighted by inlaid stones — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

one of pair of Bodhisattvas crowned, seated in Dhyana (meditation) mudra on thrones with flame halo; gilt bronze; Tibetan — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 1770
China

G214

Seated figure, resting PR elbow on raised PR knee, PL leg bent and on ground and PL arm behind, hand resting on ground; wearing bracelets, long necklaces and elaborate crown — Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva in the Water-Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), 12th century
China

G200

Standing Bodhisattva of white marble, right arm broken off below shoulder, left above wrist. Figure wears narrow scarf tied in x-like form at waist, and skirt whose upper edge falls over in narrow peplum effect over girdle. Elaborate jewelled necklace and heavy chains hanging to knees. High headdress. Feet missing; head restored at throat where formerly broken. — Standing bodhisattva, one of a pair, late 6th century
China

G200

Gesso, color, kirikane on wood, metal — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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plump face and wide nose; nearly closed eyes; wearing a large crown with dragon and foliage designs — Head of a bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), 12th-13th century
China

G200

Manjushri Bodhisattva, early 15th century

Kichizan Minchō

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aubergine, amber and green glazes — Seated Bodhisattva, c. 1600
China

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white robed figure sitting cross-legged at lower center of image; large, dark rock at bottom center; hanging foliage at upper center — Bodhisattva Kannon, early 17th century
Dōei

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torso and legs of a figure--head, PL arm at bicep and PR arm at elbow lost; clinging drapery; beaded necklace and long beaded strands from PR shoulder, around knees and down center of back; lotus blossom base; cream-colored stone — Standing bodhisattva, late 7th-early 8th century
China

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seated figure holding small branch with opening leaves and four red berries; halo around head; standing figure in LL with hand over girl with head down over deskin foreground — Rakan with Bodhisattva, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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relief sculpture; three figures inside a concave niche; central seated figure on lotus blossom on pedestal flanked by standing figures, incised Chinese characters around front edges; traces of pigment appearing brown--predominately grey — Buddhist votive stele with Buddha and two Bodhisattvas, 678
China

G200

standing Jizo in 3/4 view, holds transluscent ball in left hand, staff in right and each foot on lotus leave base which are on a cloud; rays emanate from head, first immediately around head encircled, then more extensions in back; Jizo is elaborately clad in garment decorated with kirikane in motifs of the various layers of clothing — Welcoming Descent of Jizō Bodhisattva, first half 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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large Buddha at center holding a rolled scroll in his PL hand and seated on a lotus blossom throne; attendant figure at L holds a box in his PL hand and is seated on a smaller throne; 2 other smaller figures at LL corner; white elephant at bottom center — Two versions of bodhisattva Guanyin, c. 1750
Ding Guanpeng

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figure seated cross legged with hands upturned in lap, folds of garment flowing over legs; elaborate metal necklace with many low hanging pendants; base is intricately carved with open lotus flower on top of demon creature — Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future, second half 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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Flying Apsaras, left arm outstretched, the right holds a plate of flowers, both legs pendant. — Flying Celestial (Apsara), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials, c. 951-953
China

G200

Flying Apsaras, right arm outstretched, left holds a plate of flowers, left leg pendant, right knee flexed. — Flying Celestial (Apsara), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials, c. 951-953
China

G200

standing male figure with tall hairstyle, with a gilt headband and ornament at top front of hair; elongated earlobes; glass eyes and "third eye" on forehead; figure wears long gilded skirts with a sash over his PL shoulder, across his body, with small pieces of fabric wrapped around his lower arms; arms down, with palms up in front of his waist; PR foot slightly in front of PL foot; lotus blossom stepped stand — Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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figure seated with legs crossed and PR foot resting on PL knee; open, loose robe is cinched around stomach; arms are bent forward, resting slightly; hands are missing — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, Date Unknown
Unknown Japanese

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standing figure holding staff in PR hand and sphere in outstretched PL hand; standing on tiered carved base with lotus leaves around top; gold leaf on garment and base with some remaining areas of blue and green pigment on garment; figure removes from base with keys on bottom of feet; staff also removes — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, second half 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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framed: thirteen Bodhisattvas standing on lotus blossoms within a cloud; each is dressed differently, and is standing in a different pose, looking in a different direction; figure at top has a sword in PR hand; figure at LR is surrounded by flame, and holding a sword and a rope; black background; metallic halos — Thirteen Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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dark scene with seated figure in center with halo and holding staff; small red skinned figure in LLC and small white skinned figure in LRC — Life-Prolonging Jizō Bodhisattva (Enmei Jizō Bosatsu), early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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slightly smaller than life-size sculpture of standing figure with elongated earlobes wearing a crown and garment with draping elements on sleeves and skirts, standing on a small rounded platform, holding a flower bouquet in PL hand; sculpture made up of small vertical pieces of corrugated cardboard with brightly-colored pigments on PL and PR faces; top of bouquet is removable; thin yellow ring at upper back of figure's interior — Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Jūichimen Kannon), 2012
Honbori Yūji

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robed figure standing in center with large halo behind head, holding golden staff in PR hand and round black object in PL hand; figure stands on lotus riding on swirling clouds or waves — Welcoming Descent of Jizō, Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 19th century
Sakai Hōitsu

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figure seated with one knee up; six arms; of PL arms: one pointing up, one placed on "floor", one outstretched in mudra; of PR arms: one placed next to cheek, one down and holding bracelet, one outstretched holding sphere — Nyoirin Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with the Wish-granting Jewel, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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framed: Buddha seated cross-legged on lotus platform with PL hand open in lap and PR hand giving an O symbol; two halos and a beaded cloud above head; surrounded on two sides by figures playing instruments floating on clouds; two figures on either side, one praying, the other offering an object; dark background with small Bodhisattva figures — Welcoming Descent of Amida and Twenty Five Bodhisattvas, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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images of fierce deities with weapons, flaming halos, grotesque features; text, some in Sanskrit — Iconographic drawings of the forms of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 5th month of 1230, 1230, 5th lunar month
Jinken

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different images of Kannon, images of Buddha figures within large halos, with attendants, on lotus pedestals; text, some in Sanskrit — Iconographic drawings of the forms of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 5th month of 1230, 1230, 5th lunar month
Jinken

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figure standing on lotus leaf; PR arm is bent up at the elbow, with hand loosely fisted, possibly once holding an object; PL arm extended down with middle two fingers drawn in; eyes closed; pointed hat, sash over PL shoulder connecting to petal-like skirt — Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, from a group of 1000 (Kōfukuji sentaibutsu 興福寺千体仏), 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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Eight Line Poem: "The Bodhisattva Jizo's Seal and Staff Reveal Shining Words", 18th century

Hyakusetsu Gen’yō

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Mughal style carving with bodhisattva and tendril motif — Covered Vase, late 19th century
China

G210

Bodhidharma, Fūgai Ekun — Bodhidharma, c. 1645
Fūgai Ekun

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heavy-set, nearly bald standing man wearing a grey drapery covering his entire body except his head, chest and feet; large, wide nose, scowling mouth, earrings, dark beard and chest hair and hair on top of feet — Bodhidharma, 20th century
Unknown Japanese

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head and shoulders of bald man with heavy beard, large eyes and long eyebrows; text at left; 2 seals in LLC, 1 in URC — Bodhidharma, 17th-18th century
Daishin Gitō

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seated figure with legs crossed, hands clasped on lap; shroud over head draping over shoulders; clothing drapes over front knees; remnants of gold pigment; inlaid eyes — Bodhidharma, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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Bodhisattva of green jade. Gilt metal stand. — Sgrol-ma, Qian Long period, 1723-1735
China

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male figure in lower half of image area, wrapped in red cloak that covers his head; large eyes gazing off to PR side; a hoop earring in each ear; closely trimmed beard — Bodhidharma, one of a pair, 13th century
Attributed to Yan Hui

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deep relief carving; Buddha at L seated on a throne with PL hand on head of kneeling Bodhisattva with clasped hands; 7 other figures stand behind and to R and L — Buddha Stroking the Head of a Follower, late 8th century
China

G200

somewhat forlorn looking figure holding tattered red robe together in front of body standing with feet slightly splayed apart; looking outward towards PL; large, gold hoop earring in PL ear; shaggy eyebrows and beard; large open eyes; shaggy hair around temples but bald head at top; very long toenails — Bodhidharma, from a triptych of Bodhidharma and Landscapes of the Four Seaons, 1620s
Unkoku Tōeki

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sparse head and upper body of a man with long bristly whiskers and eyebrows; bald head; protruding eyes; large nose; one arcing horizontal wrinkle on forehead; four text characters in top URQ and three red seals; mount three different multicolored fabrics — Half-length Portrait of Bodhidharma, mid 18th century
Hakuin Ekaku

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Gilt bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara carrying a fly whisk in the right hand and a small bottle in the left. Long chains hang from the shoulders to the waist and swing in an asymetrical arc over the front of the skirt, their movement emphasized by the long flaring pleats of scarf ends at each side of the feet. Round depressions appearing at intervals the length of the chain, and in the three-lobed crown, indicate that the bronze was once inlaid with jewels. The unisa is a scrolled projection, and the folds of the skirt and scarf are represented by incised lines on the back of the figure. The eyebrows are indicated by double incised lines which merge with the bridge of the nose. — Guanyin, early 7th century
China

G214

Portable shrine black lacquer case with two doors; gold pomegranate and leaves on each door; brass mountings. Inside gold. Under canopy wooden figure of Kwannon with gold and black robes stands on lotus base with pierced metal mandola behind her. On right hand door, inside, figure of Du-do (Japanese version of Siva, the destroyer), black body, green skirt, red flames. Left-hand door, Ji-so, a Bodhisattva (Kshitigarbha in Sanskrit) protector of children, travelers and pregnant women. — Miniature shrine (zushi), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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seaside village at L, with white buildings, ships, and reeds at LL; sailboat with human figures at LLQ; low, rocky shore, buildings on stilts, and moored boats in middle ground at L; low mountains and a bay with boats in middle distance; at LR, an old lady in white ascends mountain trail at base; towering rock walls at either side of cliff, gnarled pine tree at L of cliff; small structure at center of mountain trail; second large cliff has temple complex at top; large, shadowy mountain continues upward at R — Landscape of Summer and Autumn, from a triptych of Bodhidharma and Landscapes of the Four Seaons, 1620s
Unkoku Tōeki

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mountain and water landscape with temple complexes; large cliffs and boulders rise out of water at LL; small, open structure with pointed thatched roof juts into water; room has tatami floor and is filled with pots; a small boat floats to the R of structure; gnarled, dense trees grow from rocks LLC; temple complex rises out of fog and treetops in middle ground; large, sweeping mountain with temple complex at top at UL; small moon rising center R — Landscape of Winter and Spring, from a triptych of Bodhidharma and Landscapes of the Four Seaons, 1620s
Unkoku Tōeki

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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

rounded body supporting a tall neck tapering to domed disk surrounded by a thin faceted sprinkling spout; set at one side with a tall waisted spout and attached lid. Koryo dynasty. — Water Vessel, 12th-13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

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

Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, Unknown Japanese — Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi River on a Reed, c. 1600

Shisou

G214

Stone head of Buddha. A fragment consisting of the face only, modelled in the style that heralds the Tang. — Head of a Buddha, 570-577
China

G200

male figure with halo reading a handscroll while sitting on a lion with curly mane and tail — Monju on a Lion, second half 17th century
Kiyohara Yukinobu

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robed male figure with lotus leaf hat playing flute while standing on a cloud; pale halo around head — Jizō Playing a Flute, 1670
Kano Tan'yū

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central large standing figure flanked by 2 smaller standing figures; dragons flank central figures feet and dragon at top center; 4 floating figures with trailing drapery at top; pigment traces — Stele of Maitreya Buddha, 563
China

G200

footed, with round body and long thin neck, flaring at mouth; pairs of incised lines inside mouth; cover is disk with 2 joined bronze strips below — Ritual Buddhist Bottle Vase and Cover, 7th-8th century
China

G214

large female figure seated on a mountain with crashing waves below; little boy at lower right corner on a small patch of land; mist-covered tree at upper right — Guanyin on Mt. Potalaka with Sudhana, 16th century
China

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female figure seated with arms clasped toward chest; wearing court dress, with long, pleated hair; small crown on head; mounted to wooden screen on back — Shinto Goddess, 12th-13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

seated male figure holding a court noble's scepter, with face and hairstyle of a Bosatsu; mounted to plaque on back; legs folded in lotus position — Shinto God, 12th-13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

golden Buddha figure with halo stands on a cloud at center; PL hand extended downward, index finger and thumb clasped in blessing gesture; PR hand bent upward with similar gesture; two other figures below Buddha painted in gold; figure at LL stands with hands together in front bowing subtly; LR figure kneels, admiring lotus-shaped object in hands — Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, 15th century
Traditionally attributed to Kyosei Sonchi

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Book cover, pigment on paper; silk and metallic thread brocade borders and backing. — Title Page from a Buddhist Manuscript, late 18th century
Tibet

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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

narrow box with design of gold lotus flower and three leaves growing on waving stems; two petals drifting at top; circled gold character on each side — Sutra Box with Lotus Flowers and Seed Syllables, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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seated cross-legged figure wearing draping robe with open front with U shaped neckline; hands in lap, inside sleeves; figure wears necklace, ornament in hair, and bindi; hair in topknot beneath headscarf; stamp on underside; white — Hokō-porcelain Kannon, February 1920
Itaya Hazan

G239

book with primarily green, blue and orange brocade front cover, gold brocade back cover; text with large, multipage drawing at front and two drawings at back — Book of Sudhana from the Garland Sutra (Hua-yan Ching Pu-hsien Hsing-yuan Pin), late 16th century
China

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figure seated with legs crossed, one hand raised and one hand resting on a rail; dressed in flowing robes, crown on head; incised line details overall; rail curving around figure at front, supported behind at sides and in center front of figure; sculpture sits on a fitted black wood base — Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning, 15th-16th century
China

G201

golden Shaka laying his PR side at center of composition; surrounded by trees, human and non-human beings; 7 golden kannon in background, swirling clouds and waves in background; a variety of animals and insects in foreground including heron, owls, ducks, horse, bull, monkey, deer, elephant, centipede, etc.; Buddha's mother in UR corner in clouds with attendants and Jizo — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, late 17th century
Hanabusa Itchō

G220

four large characters on gold field at top; Buddha seated on throne with two attendants; pair of figures with elephant and lion below; bright colors — Buddhist trinity of Vairocana, Manjusri and Samantabhadra, late 16th-17th century
China

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golden figure with large halo seated on lotus platform, holding an object in hands at lap; accompanied by twelve motley attendants on either side, many holding weapons; standing figure on either side of lotus pedestal — The Healing Buddha (Yakushi Nyorai) and Twelve Generals, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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central seated figure (Ksitigarbha) holding a clear sphere between cupped hands, circles about body and head; figure surrounded by people with two smaller figures below. — Ksitigarbha and the Ten Kings of Hell, 18th century
Unknown Korean

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seated figure with crossed legs wearing red drape and holding fly whisk; halo around head; figure on R holds candle; palm trees in UR — Kiba (Jīvaka), the Ninth of the Sixteen Arhats, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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man seated with crossed knee, hands on knee, looking at waterfall on R; wearing green kimono with blue and white accents; halo around his head; deer in foreground looking up at man — Binzuru (Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja), the First of the Sixteen Arhats, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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Frontispiece of illuminated Daihannya-kyo. — Sutra of Accumulated Treasures (Daihōshaku-kyō): Chapter 45, second half 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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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

long handle; cup-shaped censer with removable liner with small lion on rim; end of handle has another seated lion; top of handle has petal-shaped ornament; green patina — Buddhist Long-handled Censer, 8th century
China

G214

two standing bodhisattvas cast in three-quarter relief in front of a petal-shaped mandorla rising to a slender point and engraved with flame motifs, each slender deity with serene expression, shown standing with one arm held up close to the chest and the other arm held down at the waist, holding lotus-bud shaped objects in each hand, wearing simple monastic robes falling in graceful pleated folds to the top of the bare feet resting on a domed lotus-petal plinth, with hair gathered into a high topknot behind a simple crown, and with an engraved halo of petals around the head and a simple nimbus framing the body, raised on a table-form pedestal with angled legs at the corners lightly encrusted with a smooth dark grayish-green patina overall showing spots of bright malachite green and touches of reddish cuprite — Votive stele, 596
China

G214

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

mounted fan painting: man in white robe holding a calligraphy brush up to the side of a small cliff or rock formation covered with foliage; shorter man behind him leans over a rock, looking on; ivory roller ends — Hanshan and Shide, mid 16th century
attributed to Kano Yukinobu

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Kannon figure seated on lotus on rock, wave-like motif underneath; in the background is a large gold-bordered halo and cloud-like motif behind; upper half of composition a very deep indigo blue; green and gold mount with lucite roller — Shō-Kannon, first half 19th century
Suzuki Kiitsu

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robed figure seated on rock over small waves with moonlike halo; sprig of bamboo in vase at L; waterfall at L; cliff and branches above — White-robed Kannon, early 15th century
Unknown Japanese

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growling lion/demon face with gold and red skin, very wide nose and gold teeth; large red tongue; upper palate, irises, nostrils and ear canals cut out — Noh Mask of Shishiguchi, 2004
Yamaguchi Bidou

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A thanka, pigments on fabric; Tara, goddess of mercy, holds in her left hand a lotus blossom; her right hand expresses gesture of 'varada mudra' (compassion); Upper right corner is Padmasambhava with Karmavajra on his left and a llama between; three protective images are represented at the bottom. — Sgrol-dkar (The White Tara or White Savioress), 18th century
Tibet

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abstracted sketchy landscape of mountains and foliage on rocks — Landscape, from a triptych of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger, 17th century
Kano Tan'yū

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standing figure with a conical hat with ear flaps, long skirt and cloak draped over the left shoulder; figure is standing on rock formation with palms up and crossed at the wrist across the chest; base — Zaō Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Kinpu, 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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Rare black-ground thanka features the ferocious protective deity Vajrabhairava locked in cosmic embrace with his sakti, or female counterpart; he tramples birds, animals, demons and Hindu deities underfoot; his thirty-two secondary hands radiate around him, holding attributes; he wears garlands of severed human heads, skulls, and a five-skull tiara; central figures encircled by manifestations of the guardian Mahakala. — Vajrabhairava, 18th century
Tibet

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Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, Unknown Japanese — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century
Unknown Japanese

G200

arched-shaped stone element; relief carvings of seated figure flanked by two pairs of standing figures; two flying figures at top; incised text below figures — Taoist Stele of Five Deities, 722
China

G201

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

Buddha reposed at center on dias surrounded by many crying figures; animals in foreground; trees surrounding dias with full moon at top center; part of mount painted with large flowers — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, 1682
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned; Amida Buddha at center on cloud, with PR hand raised, PL hand lowered, with large halo emitting gold beams over image; smaller figure at L on cloud, bending forward slightly with hands clasped and head lowered; figure at R bending slightly, offering a jeweled box — Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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Standing Boddhisattva, Unknown Japanese — Standing Boddhisattva, 7th century
Unknown Japanese

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female figure in white robes seated on a jagged rock, with PR foot resting on PL foot; elegant headdress; vase with plant on rock at L; waterfall and cliff with foliage above — White-Robed Kannon, 15th century
Unknown Japanese

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front image of Buddha on lotus pedestal, with four Bodhisattvas around, seated on lotus petals with halos; islands with trees at top; columns of gold inscription following, with scattered red correction marks; ornate lotus leaf decorative pattern on back of frontispiece — Chapter from the Expanded Flower Garland Sutra, one of the “Jingoji Sutras”, before 1156
Unknown Japanese

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seven volumes, each covered in dragon-patterned fabrics; blue pages with text in gold with some red characters at beginnings and ends of volumes; volume with orange front cover and blue back cover has six-leaf painting on front pages in gold, blue and green; volume with gold front cover and pink back cover has two-leaf painting on back pages; volumes contained in a silk-lined wood box with removable cover — The Lotus Sutra in Seven Volumes, 16th century
China

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twelve masks with cords attached to ears; each mask represents a vastly different character: Buddhist figures, demon, elderly man and woman, and various emotions — Noh and Kyogen Masks, early 20th century
Ueda Tekkō

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black and white photograph of stream of falling water against textured black ground; blue-grey, rust, and silver mount; mounted as a hanging scroll — Nachi Falls, 2008
Muda Tomohiro

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heavy-set man seated inside a large sack; smiling man has light beard and wears dark garment, open at the chest; has storage box — Hotei Within his Sack, 1800
Kōgan Gengei

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album containing brightly painted images of men and women meeting indoors, and on a boat; pages of cursive text; navy blue cover with title label on paper decorated with gold — The Tale of Hachikazuki, vol. 1, late 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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book with brightly colored images interspersed with may pages of text; images of men and women indoors; image with man and woman inside a temple with monk; woman lying on a mat with mourners; man and woman crying; navy blue cover with title on decorated paper; silver lining inside cover — The Tale of Hachikazuki, vol. 1, late 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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depicts the priest Ikkyu (hoisting his loincloth) and the courtesan Jigoku; at L is a hunched old man holding a white cloth aloft with a bamboo stick; at R is a woman with elaborate hairstyle and kimono with small child peeking from behind; blue and white striped cloud at TR containing several columns of writing; black rectangle at TR containing two columns of writing in white — Station 48: Seki from the series Fifty-three Pairs of the Tokaido Road, 1845-46
Utagawa Hiroshige

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album with blue and gold brocade cover; painted frontispiece of Buddha with gold skin surrounded by attendants — Volume 55 from the Garland Sutra, 1457
China

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Shakyamuni seated on a throne, flanked by 2 Bodhisattvas and surrounded by 8 rows of seated deities and monks; red, gold, green and blue — Shakyamuni Buddha, 1440-1470
Tibet

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lines of text on brownish paper with red marks — Greater Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom, Part 11, Chapter 579, c. 1300
Unknown Japanese

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Shotoku Riding a Lion, Traditionally attributed to Ashikaga Yoshitane — Shotoku Riding a Lion, 16th century
Traditionally attributed to Ashikaga Yoshitane

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