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A Votive plaque depicting the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Ch. Dizang), in Amitabha’s Western Paradise
618-907
Chinese
terracotta, molded
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Temple with Buddha Votive Plaque
late 6th century - early 7th century
Chinese
earthenware with slip
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Tianwang
800-906
Chinese
earthenware with mineral pigment
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A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas
618-907
Chinese
terracotta, molded
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Fragment of base of a seated Buddha, with incense burner, lion, and attendant
circa 580 - 620
Chinese
marble
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Dvarapala (Buddhist guardian deity)
mid 7th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Bodhisattva (Maitreya?), seated cross-legged in abhaya mudra, from Longmen (?)
circa 525
Chinese
limestone
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Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra
700-799
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra
7th century - 8th century
Chinese
bronze
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Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; probably part of a larger altarpiece
circa 5th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla
433-466
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription
515
Chinese
bronze
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Buddha, standing, in vitarka mudra
7th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Buddha, standing (extremely worn)
9th century - 10th century
Japanese
wood with traces of gesso and polychrome
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Padmasambhava (“Lotus-born”: 8th-century Tibetan Buddhist sage)
18th century
Nepali
bronze
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