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Lotus-Enthroned Buddha Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha , Bronze, Bangladesh (probably Comilla District)

Lotus-Enthroned Buddha Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha

Bangladesh (probably Comilla District)
8th–early 9th century
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer, Bronze with later turquoise inlay, Tibet
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer
Tibet
12th century
Figure on Lotus Throne, Lacquered wood, China (Lamaist)
Figure on Lotus Throne
China (Lamaist)
17th–18th century
Buddha on Lotus Throne, Gilt bronze, Korea
Buddha on Lotus Throne
Korea
ca. 7th–8th century
Bodhisattva on Lotus Base, Stone, China
Bodhisattva on Lotus Base
China
Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, Unidentified artist , late 16th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva
Unidentified artist
1593
Seated Figure on a Lotus Pedestal, Bronze, China
Seated Figure on a Lotus Pedestal
China
18th–19th 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 on the Lotus Leaf, Painting on paper, Japan
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf
Japan
18th century
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf, Painting on paper, Japan
Buddha on the Lotus Leaf
Japan
18th century
Seated Padmapani, the Lotus-Bearing Bodhisattva, Bronze with silver and copper inlay, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
Seated Padmapani, the Lotus-Bearing Bodhisattva
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
12th century
Guanyin Seated on a Lotus Throne, Ink on silk, Korea
Guanyin Seated on a Lotus Throne
Korea
15th century
Seated Boddhisattva, Tara, on Lotus Throne, Framed painting; ink and color on paper, China (?)
Seated Boddhisattva, Tara, on Lotus Throne
China (?)
15th century
Traveller's Shrine with Figure of Amida Buddha Seated on Lotus Throne, Sandalwood, lacquer gilt, paint, Japan
Traveller's Shrine with Figure of Amida Buddha Seated on Lotus Throne
Japan
late 19th century
“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra , Sugawara Mitsushige Japanese, Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan

“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra

Calligrapher: Sugawara Mitsushige
dated 1257
Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14, Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan
Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14
Japan
ca. 1667
“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon) , Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan

“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)

Japan
12th century
“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs” (Yakusōyu), Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma pundarika) , Unidentified artist, Handscroll; gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper, Japan

“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs” (Yakusōyu), Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma pundarika)

Unidentified artist
12th century
Lotus bowl with Buddhist figures, Jade (nephrite), China
Lotus bowl with Buddhist figures
China
18th century
Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Pattern of Lotus Petals on Water, Brocaded plain weave; silk and metallic thread, Japan
Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Pattern of Lotus Petals on Water
Japan
18th century
Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque, Twill-weave silk with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Japan
Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque
Japan
early 17th century
Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque, Twill-weave silk with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Japan
Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque
Japan
dated 1796
Nine-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Kujō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque, Silk satin with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Japan
Nine-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Kujō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque
Japan
late 17th–mid 18th century
Picture Album by Old Man Maruyama (En'ō gafu) 円翁画譜, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan
Picture Album by Old Man Maruyama (En'ō gafu) 円翁画譜
After Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
1837, third month (Tenpō 8)
Lotus, Gilt bronze, China
Lotus
China
Page from Shi Zhu Zhai, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from Shi Zhu Zhai
China
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi, Enjaku 猿雀 Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical chūban, Japan
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi
Enjaku 猿雀
1860
Lead wreath of lotos buds, Lead, Greek, Laconian
Lead wreath of lotos buds
Greek, Laconian
6th–5th century BCE
Kannon on a Lotus Petal, Shōzan Gen’yō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Kannon on a Lotus Petal
Painting by Shōzan Gen’yō
Inscription by Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki)
Inscription by Mu'an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō)
1672
Lotus Shrine Containing Bodhisattva, Ivory, China
Lotus Shrine Containing Bodhisattva
China
18th century
Lotus, Chen Hengke Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Lotus
Chen Hengke
early 20th century
White-Robed Kannon, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
White-Robed Kannon
Japan
13th century
Lotus, Pan Tianshou Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Lotus
Pan Tianshou
dated 1945
Lotus, Li Kuchan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Lotus
Li Kuchan
20th century
Lotus, Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian) Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Lotus
Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian)
ca. 1980
Lotus, Wu Hufan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper, China
Lotus
Wu Hufan
dated 1943
Lotus, Shi Lu Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Lotus
Shi Lu
undated
Dish in the Shape of a Lotus, Amber, China
Dish in the Shape of a Lotus
China
18th–19th century

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