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Crowned Buddha, Wood with lacquer and gilt, Burma
Crowned Buddha
Burma
ca. 13th–early 14th century
Buddha flanked by Avalokiteshvara-Padmapani and Vajrapani, Fired clay, molded and polychromed, Tibet
Buddha flanked by Avalokiteshvara-Padmapani and Vajrapani
Tibet
11th century
Buddha 2, Sopheap Pich Cambodian, Rattan, wire, dye, Cambodia
Buddha 2
Sopheap Pich
2009
Seated Buddha, Stucco with traces of lacquer and polychrome, Burma
Seated Buddha
Burma
13th–14th century
Vairochana, the Supreme Transcendent Buddha, Gilt-copper alloy with gold paint and blue pigment, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Vairochana, the Supreme Transcendent Buddha
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
11th–12th century
Plaque with Standing Buddha, Gold sheet, repoussé and chased, Thailand
Plaque with Standing Buddha
Thailand
ca. 8th–9th century
Meditating Buddha with Alms Bowl Enthroned in a Foliated Niche, Stone, India (Bihar)
Meditating Buddha with Alms Bowl Enthroned in a Foliated Niche
India (Bihar)
ca. late 10th–early 11th century
Enthroned Buddha with Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani, Cast silver alloy with chasing and incising, Indonesia, Central Java
Enthroned Buddha with Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani
Indonesia, Central Java
early 9th century
Seated Buddha, Gilt bronze, Japan
Seated Buddha
Japan
10th–11th century
Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East, Bronze with silver and copper overlays, Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province, Swat Valley)
Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East
Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province, Swat Valley)
9th century
Standing Buddha Flanked by Disciples, Wood with lacquer, Burma
Standing Buddha Flanked by Disciples
Burma
ca. first half of the 13th century
Buddha in Meditation Posture, Bronze, Sri Lanka
Buddha in Meditation Posture
Sri Lanka
ca. 9th century
Head of a Buddha, Clay with pigments, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
Head of a Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
3rd–4th century
Hand of a Buddha, Fragment of a wooden sculpture, Japan
Hand of a Buddha
Japan
Scenes from Life of the Buddha, King Mindon Burmese, Accordion-fold album (Burmese: parabaik), watercolors, ink and gold on mulberry bark paper, with tooled leather boards, Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay
Scenes from Life of the Buddha
Court of King Mindon
or King Tibaw
1880s
The Buddha Descending from Trayastrimsa Heaven at Sankissa, Banner painting; gouache, ink, and gold on linen-backed cotton, Thailand
The Buddha Descending from Trayastrimsa Heaven at Sankissa
Thailand
early 20th century
Standing Amitabha Buddha, Gilt copper alloy, China
Standing Amitabha Buddha
China
1506
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Standing Buddha, Black stone, India (Bihar)
Restituted
Standing Buddha
India (Bihar)
second half of the 8th century
Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother, Chen Hongshou Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother
Chen Hongshou
dated 1620
Descent and Return of Amida to Western Paradise with a Believer's Soul (Gōshō mandara), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Descent and Return of Amida to Western Paradise with a Believer's Soul (Gōshō mandara)
Japan
ca. 1300
Amida Nyorai, Gilt bronze, Japan
Amida Nyorai
Japan
14th–15th century
Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō) , Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan

Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō)

Japan
ca. 1175
Illustrated Frontispiece to the Sutra of Enlightenment through the Accumulation of Merit and Virtue, the So-called Jingoji Sutra, Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan
Illustrated Frontispiece to the Sutra of Enlightenment through the Accumulation of Merit and Virtue, the So-called Jingoji Sutra
Japan
ca. 1150–85
Mandala of the Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) of the Eight Syllables, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on silk, Japan
Mandala of the Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) of the Eight Syllables
Japan
13th century
Interior of the Golden Pavilion of Jehol, from the Chicago World's Fair series (PC225-1), Max Rigot Selling Company American, Commercial color lithograph
Interior of the Golden Pavilion of Jehol, from the Chicago World's Fair series (PC225-1)
Publisher Max Rigot Selling Company
Printer C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1933
The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya, Unidentified ; Newari working in Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Central Tibet
The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
Unidentified
13th or early 14th century
Buddha Seated on Lotus Throne, Jiang Jun Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Buddha Seated on Lotus Throne
Jiang Jun
Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis", Distemper on cloth, Western Tibet, Guge
Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis"
Western Tibet, Guge
mid-17th century
Buddha Amitabha Descending from His Pure Land, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China
Buddha Amitabha Descending from His Pure Land
China
late 13th century
Rubbing from the Daibutsu, Ink on paper, Japan
Rubbing from the Daibutsu
Japan
20th century
Paper Talisman with Buddha Image, Unidentified artist(s) , early 20th century, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Paper Talisman with Buddha Image
Unidentified artist(s)
early 20th century
Standing Buddha, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Standing Buddha
China
19th century
Buddha with Two Attendants (?), Hanging scroll; color on canvas, Thailand
Buddha with Two Attendants (?)
Thailand
17th–18th century
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf, Painting on paper, Japan
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf
Japan
18th century
Lustration of the Infant Jina Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Opaque watercolor on paper, India (Gujarat)
Lustration of the Infant Jina Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript
India (Gujarat)
late 14th century
Thanka with Large Buddha, Distemper on cloth, Tibet
Thanka with Large Buddha
Tibet
19th century
Buddha, possibly Amitabha, on a peacock, Linden wood with traces of pigment, China
Buddha, possibly Amitabha, on a peacock
China
15th century
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf, Painting on paper, Japan
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf
Japan
18th century
Seated Buddha, Xie Zhiliu Chinese, Drawing; ink on paper, China
Seated Buddha
Xie Zhiliu
Datable to 1942–43
Seated Buddha, Brass inlaid with copper and silver, India (Kashmir region)
Seated Buddha
India (Kashmir region)
7th–8th century
Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East, Copper with gold paint, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
12th century

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