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Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium
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Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
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Yoshitomo Nara: Dogs
Yoshitomo Nara: Dogs
A smiling white puppy dog with a bright red nose and sleepy eyes is among [Yoshitomo Nara](/artist/yoshitomo-nara)’s most beloved characters, appearing in his outdoor sculptures, l...
Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)
Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)
This sutra fragment (mounted as a hanging scroll) is a remnant of a set thought to have been originally dedicated to the temple Senpukuji in Osaka. The text comes from the Flower O...
View from the left of the great horseshoe window over the
entrance of Buddhist chaitya hall, Cave IX, Ajanta
View from the left of the great horseshoe window over the
entrance of Buddhist chaitya hall, Cave IX, Ajanta
Stereoscopic photograph of the façade of the
Buddhist Cave 9 at Ajanta taken by Robert Gill in 1868. The
Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe
shaped cl...
Buddhist Monk Kŭmp’adang Seated on a Mat and Holding a Staff in His Left Hand and a Buddhist Rosary in His Right Hand
Buddhist Monk Kŭmp’adang Seated on a Mat and Holding a Staff in His Left Hand and a Buddhist Rosary in His Right Hand
Painted in ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on coarsely woven silk, this painting represents an elderly Buddhist monk seated cross-legged on a bamboo mat decorated with geometric...
Colors of Mount Emei (Emeishan se)
Colors of Mount Emei (Emeishan se)
Dong Shouping (1904-1997) painted this short hanging scroll in ink and colors on paper. It depicts Mt. Emei's famous and very colorful sunrise. A mass of rocks--presumably the moun...
Colors of Mount Emei (Emeishan se)
Colors of Mount Emei (Emeishan se)
Dong Shouping (1904-1997) painted this short hanging scroll in ink and colors on paper. It depicts Mt. Emei's famous and very colorful sunrise. Diagonally set masses of rocks lead ...
Vas. Longquan, Yuandynasty.
Vas. Longquan, Yuandynasty.
VASE. (mei-ping) Conversely pear-shaped, with a slight neck edge. Decor in relief, in several places with carved details. Around the abdomen a wide stretcher with a winding flower ...