Buddhist Sculpture

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amyipaguana:Fudō MyōōArtist: Kaikei (Japanese, active 1183–1223)Kamakura period, early 13th centuryF

飛天像ApsaraJapan, Heian period (794–1185), late 11th to early 12th centuryLacquered and gilded Japanes

Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche).  Bhutan (artist unknown), 17th or 18th century.  Now in the Los Angel

talesfromweirdland:‪Wang Saen Suk, or the Buddhist hell garden, in Thailand. A great day out for the

Head of a Buddhist guardian king, perhaps Tseng-ch’ang (=Sanskrit Virudhaka), regent of the south. U

Gilt bronze statue of the seated Buddha holding a mango.  From Thailand (Bangkok style), artist unkn

Nepalese statue of the Buddhist goddess Tara, 17th-18th century

Gilt bronze statue of the dharmapala (”Defender of the Law”) Acala.  Unknown Tibetan artist; 15th or

Gilded wood statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, embodiment of compassion.  Unknown Chinese art

Sandstone head of the Buddha, from Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh.  Artist unknown; ca. 6th cent. CE.  Now i

Buddha Shakyamuni seated in meditation (Dhyanamudra). Artist unknown; 12th century. Now in the Art I

Akshobhya sculpture from Tibet. 

The death of the Buddha.  Schist sculpture from the ancient region of Gandhara (in present-day Pakis

Amita (Amitabha Buddha)Korea, 9th century, Unified Silla Kingdom (668-935)Gilt bronze, Overall: h. 2

Sculpture of Buddha preaching, in the Gandhara style.  Artist unknown; prob. 2nd cent. CE.  Found at

talesfromweirdland:‪Wang Saen Suk, or the Buddhist hell garden, in Thailand. A great day out for the

Stucco sculpture of a Buddhist goddess at Dunhuang, China. 1980s postcard. 

Head of a bodhisattva, from Gandhara.  Artist unknown; 4th or 5th cent. CE.  Now in the British Muse

Avalokishwara, Silver sculpture from Java, Srivijaya era

 Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Contemporary Art collection, currently on view in Inf

Avalokiteshwara, wood sculpture, Nepal

Chinese iron and copper sculpture of the bodhisattva Guanyin.  Artist unknown; 16th/17th century (la

Bodhisattva White Avalokiteshvara Nepal, 14th century (early Malla period)Standing poised in the ele

Wat Samphran, a Buddhist temple in Thailand. This 17-story building has a gigantic dragon sculpture

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