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Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene, Copper alloy, Central Vietnam — Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene
Central Vietnam
ca. 8th century

Seated Buddha, Bronze, Thailand — Seated Buddha
Thailand
15th century

Antefix with Kneeling Guardian, Reddish sandstone, Cambodia — Antefix with Kneeling Guardian
Cambodia
third quarter of the 10th century

Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows, Painted and printed gold and silver leaf and opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton, India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?) — Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
late 18th century

Buddha Expounding the Dharma, Copper alloy, Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura) — Buddha Expounding the Dharma
Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura)
late 8th century

Buddha, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka, Kandy district — Buddha
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Child Saint Sambandar, Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Child Saint Sambandar
India, Tamil Nadu
late 11th century

The Bodhisattva Jizō, Intan Japanese, Japanese cypress wood (hinoki) with polychrome pigments, gold paint (kindei), cut gold leaf (kirikane), and rock-crystal eyes, Japan — The Bodhisattva Jizō
Intan
1291

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons, Gilt brass with silver and copper inlay, Pakistan (Gilgit Kingdom) — Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons
Pakistan (Gilgit Kingdom)
dated by inscription to ca. 600

Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, Japanese — Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century

Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Saotome Ietada Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese — Armor (Gusoku)
Saotome Ietada
Myōchin Munesuke
16th and 18th centuries

Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian — Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

, Gilt bronze, Korea — Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime
Korea
10th century

Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan — Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars
Japan
1680–90s

Tara, the Buddhist Savior, Gilt copper alloy with color and semiprecious stone inlay, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Tara, the Buddhist Savior
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
14th century

Standing Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Gilt bronze, Vietnam — Standing Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Vietnam
ca. 7th century

Seated Buddha, Bronze with traces of gold leaf, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Seated Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st to mid-2nd century

Enthroned Buddha Attended by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — Enthroned Buddha Attended by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani
Indonesia (Java)
second half of the 10th century

Vishnu Riding on Garuda, Gilt copper repoussé, Nepal — Vishnu Riding on Garuda
Nepal
dated 1004

The Goddess Durga Slaying Mahisha, Copper alloy, Nepal — The Goddess Durga Slaying Mahisha
Nepal
14th century

Buddha Shakyamuni, Brass with colored pigments, Central Tibet — Buddha Shakyamuni
Central Tibet
12th century

Plate, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg Russian, Hard-paste porcelain, Russian, St. Petersburg — Plate
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
1755–60

Dish with Recumbent Elephant Surrounded by Clouds, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration, Vietnam — Dish with Recumbent Elephant Surrounded by Clouds
Vietnam
15th–16th century

Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century

Standing Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Bronze inlaid with obsidian(?), Northeast Thailand — Standing Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Northeast Thailand
8th–early 9th century

Manjuvajra Mandala, Black stone, Bangladesh or India (Bengal) — Manjuvajra Mandala
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
11th century

Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death, Black stone, Bangladesh or India (Bengal) — Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
12th century

Enthroned Vishnu, Granulite, India — Enthroned Vishnu
India
second half of the 8th–early 9th century

Vishnu, Sandstone, India (Punjab) — Vishnu
India (Punjab)
10th–11th century

Harihara, Sandstone, Cambodia or Vietnam — Harihara
Cambodia or Vietnam
late 7th–early 8th century

Buddha, Limestone, India, Andhra Pradesh — Buddha
India, Andhra Pradesh
3rd century CE

Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha, Limestone, India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh — Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha
India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
first half 3rd century CE

Brahma, Sandstone, Cambodia — Brahma
Cambodia
first quarter of the 10th century

Head of a Buddha, Andesite, Indonesia (Java) — Head of a Buddha
Indonesia (Java)
9th century

Guardian Deity (Rakshasa), Stone, Cambodia — Guardian Deity (Rakshasa)
Cambodia
ca. 921–945

Bust of Hevajra, Stone, Cambodia — Bust of Hevajra
Cambodia
late 12th–early 13th century

Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646

Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga, Sandstone, Cambodia — Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga
Cambodia
late 12th–early 13th century

Patravahaka yaksha, Sandstone, India, Madhya Pradesh — Patravahaka yaksha
India, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 50 BCE

Vaikuntha Vishnu, Stone, India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Vaikuntha Vishnu
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
last quarter of the 8th century