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Phra Malai (The Monk)
19th century - early 20th century
Thai
gilt bronze
Buddhist Monk with begging bowl
18th century
Japanese
hanging scroll fragment (framed), ink and color on silk
Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r)
15th century
Indian
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a community of laymen
18th century
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi School
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)
18th century - 19th century
Tibetan
ink on silk?
Gelugpa Merit Field, centered on Tsongkhapa, with lineage teachers above and to the sides, and meditational deities (yidam) and protectors (dharmapala) below.
1800-1850
Tibetan; Nepali
gouache and gold on cotton
Portrait of a Monk
18th century
Japanese
hanging scroll fragment, framed; ink and color on silk; separate inscription
Portrait of an Rölpai Dorje (1717–1786), Lama of the Seal
1736-1795
Tibetan
ink, mineral pigments, and gold on paper
Descent of the River Ganges
circa 1775
Indian
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Yungdron Dorje Pal (1284–1365) subduing a wrathful demon while attended by a meditation deity, Mahakala and other monks.
1700-1750
Tibetan
ink and gouache on cotton
Monk (attendant figure at a Buddhist altar)
19th century - early 20th century
Thai
bronze
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
early 18th century
Japanese
iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
Ôtsu-e: Warrior Monk of Mii Temple Tossing Armor
circa 1950-1989
Japanese
ink and color on paper
Portrait of a Monk (Hônen?): Pilgrimage Souvenir from Hôshôji, Kodairao ?) Village, Wakayama Prefecture
19th century
Japanese
handcolored woodblock print on paper, mounted as hanging scroll
Kômusô Monk and Attendant
18th century
Soga Shōhaku
hanging scroll, ink on paper