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Buddhism along the Silk Road

Thousands of years of trade and invasion brought Buddhist monks into contact with merchants and nomadic peoples in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. This short video, produced in conjunction with the exhibition Buddhism along the Silk Road: 5th–8th Century, shows how these interactions occurred.

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Large Folded Vessel with Deep Blue-Grey and Cream Tones

Mihara Ken (Japanese, born 1958)

Date:: 2007
Culture:: Japan
Medium:: Stoneware with natural ash glaze; multiple firings
Dimensions:: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Purchase, The B. D. G. Leviton Foundation Gift, in honor of Miyeko Murase, 2007
Accession Number:: 2007.325

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