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Votive tablet of a seated Buddha in dhyana mudra
Indian
terracotta
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Rubbing of a Folk Buddhist Carving of a Buddhist Guardian King (a Lokapala or one of the four Shitennô)
circa 1950
Japanese
rubbing: ink on paper
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Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)
Tibetan; Nepali
bronze
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Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra
19th century
Tibetan; Nepali
bronze
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Buddhist Surplice
1950-1959
Japanese
patchwork silk brocade, with ivory ring
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Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, on a double lotus dais
16th century
Nepali
gilt bronze
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Kubera, god of wealth, seated in lalitasana on double lotus dais
10th century
Nepali
bronze
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Kesa (monk’s surplice) Fragment
17th century
Japanese
kinran (gold-covered paper) peony designs againt a floating floss silk ground
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Crown for Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)
17th century
Japanese
openwork metal and semi-precious stones
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Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)
17th century
Japanese
cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding
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Standing Buddha, in Abhaya Mudrâ
19th century - 20th century
Tibetan; Nepali
gilt bronze with glass inlay
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Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudrâ
19th century
Thai
gilt bronze with glass inlay
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Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)
1800-1932
Thai
lacquered and gilded copper alloy
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Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)
1800-1932
Thai
lacquered and gilded copper alloy
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Buddha, Seated in Bhumisparsa Mudrâ, on a Throne
18th century - 19th century
Thai
lacquered and gilt wood
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