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Crowned Buddha, Wood with lacquer and gilt, Burma
Crowned Buddha
Burma
ca. 13th–early 14th century
Head of Shiva (lingakosha), Gold and silver repoussé, Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
Head of Shiva (lingakosha)
Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
late 9th–10th century
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
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene, Copper alloy, Central Vietnam
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene
Central Vietnam
ca. 8th 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
Guru Dragpo, Padmasambhava’s Fierce Emanation, Distemper on cotton, Tibet
Guru Dragpo, Padmasambhava’s Fierce Emanation
Tibet
18th century
Table screen with landscape, Cloisonné enamel on copper alloy, wood frame and stand, China
Table screen with landscape
China
second half 15th century
Mahasiddha Jnanatapa, Distemper on cloth, Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery
Mahasiddha Jnanatapa
Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery
ca. 1350
Door Guardian (Dvarapala), Stucco, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Door Guardian (Dvarapala)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 4th century
Arm Band with Man's Head, Gold, Indonesia (Java)
Arm Band with Man's Head
Indonesia (Java)
first quarter of the 10th century
Sitting boy, Earthenware with slip, China
Sitting boy
China
12th century
Two box panels with mithuna couples, Ivory backed with gilded paper, India (Tamil Nadu)
Two box panels with mithuna couples
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 17th–early 18th century
Woman at her dressing table, Leng Mei Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Woman at her dressing table
Attributed to Leng Mei
early 18th century
Portrait of Shakyashribhadra with His Life Episodes and Lineage, Distemper on cloth, Tibet
Portrait of Shakyashribhadra with His Life Episodes and Lineage
Tibet
early to mid-14th century
Royal processions, ceremonies and entertainments, Court of King Mindon or Thibaw, or associated workshops Burmese, Watercolor and gold on mulberry paper, with gilt lacquered wood covers and cloth lined box, Burma
Royal processions, ceremonies and entertainments
Court of King Mindon or Thibaw, or associated workshops
1870s–1880s
Grapevine in the Wind, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Korea
Grapevine in the Wind
Unidentified artist
16th century
Mandala of the Sun God Surya, Kitaharasa, Distemper on cotton, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Mandala of the Sun God Surya
Kitaharasa
likely 1379
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
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646
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
Zaō Gongen, Gilt bronze with incised decoration, Japan
Zaō Gongen
Japan
11th century
High chest of drawers, Japanned maple, japanned white pine, white pine, japanned birch; brass, American
High chest of drawers
American
1740–60
Caftan, Fortuny Italian, silk, Italian
Caftan
Design House Fortuny
Designer Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
ca. 1930
Crowned Buddha, Brass, India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
Crowned Buddha
India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
9th century
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Sandstone, Southern Thailand
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Southern Thailand
second half of the 7th century
Pair of Candelabra, Tiffany & Co. American, Silver, American
Pair of Candelabra
Tiffany & Co.
1884
Enthroned Vishnu, Granulite, India
Enthroned Vishnu
India
second half of the 8th–early 9th century
Palampore, Cotton (painted resist and mordant, dyed), India (Coromandel Coast), for the Sri Lankan market
Palampore
India (Coromandel Coast), for the Sri Lankan market
first quarter of the 18th century
Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series : Kincobs, Nos. 401 to 458, John Forbes Watson Scottish
Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series : Kincobs, Nos. 401 to 458
Editor John Forbes Watson
Lithographer William Griggs
Publisher India Museum
1873–80
The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, Copper alloy with gilding and color, Nepal
The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
Nepal
11th century
Block from a Relief Depicting a Battle, Sandstone, paint
Block from a Relief Depicting a Battle
ca. 1427–1396 BCE
Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, Distemper on cloth, Tibet
Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches
Tibet
15th century
Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, Vietnam
Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix
Vietnam
ca. 15th–16th century
Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala), Stone, Vietnam (Champa)
Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala)
Vietnam (Champa)
ca. first half of the 10th century
Dung-Chen, Brass, copper, cloisonné, Chinese
Dung-Chen
Chinese
1368–1644
Turnus Provoked into War by Aeneas, José Manuel de la Cerda Mexican, Wood, painted lacquer, gold, Mexican
Turnus Provoked into War by Aeneas
José Manuel de la Cerda
ca. 1764
Night-Shining White, Han Gan Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Night-Shining White
Han Gan
ca. 750
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Copper alloy, Southern Thailand or Sumatra
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Southern Thailand or Sumatra
8th–early 9th century
Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis: qua sacris qua profanis, nec non variis naturae & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata, Athanasius Kircher German, Printed book
Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis: qua sacris qua profanis, nec non variis naturae & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata
Author Athanasius Kircher
1667
Pensive bodhisattva, Gilt bronze, Korea
Pensive bodhisattva
Korea
mid-7th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers, Silk tapestry (kesi), Eastern Central Asia
Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers
Eastern Central Asia
11th–12th century

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