The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 23, no. 9 (May, 1965)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 23 | NUMBER 9

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 23, no. 9 (May, 1965)

Bean, Jacob, Fong Chow, and Aschwin Lippe

1965

47 pages

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Table of contents

About the authors

"Chinese Buddhist Sculpture"
Fong Chow

"Buddha and the Holy Multitude"
Aschwin Lippe

"Italian Drawings from the Collection of Janos Scholz"
Jacob Bean

Met Art in Publication

Buddha Maitreya (Mile), Gilt bronze with traces of pigment; piece-mold cast, China — Buddha Maitreya (Mile)
dated 486 (10th year of Taihe reign)

Attendant, Carved wood with lacquer and pigments, China — Attendant
3rd–2nd century BCE

Buddha, probably Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni), Willow wood with pigment, China — Buddha, probably Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni)
12th–13th century

Tomb Panel with Relief of Figures in a Pavilion, Limestone, China — Tomb Panel with Relief of Figures in a Pavilion
early 2nd century

Buddha with Radiate Halo and Mandorla, Brass, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Buddha with Radiate Halo and Mandorla
6th century

Buddha Dipankara (Dingguang), Sandstone with traces of pigment, China — Buddha Dipankara (Dingguang)
dated 495 (19 (?) year of Taihe reign)

Bodhisattva (Maitreya) with crossed ankles, Sandstone with traces of pigment, China — Bodhisattva (Maitreya) with crossed ankles
ca. 480–90

Bodhisattva (Maitreya) with crossed ankles, Sandstone with traces of pigment, China — Bodhisattva (Maitreya) with crossed ankles
ca. 470–80

Buddha Maitreya (Mile) altarpiece, Gilt bronze, China — Buddha Maitreya (Mile) altarpiece
undated，ca. 525–30

Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece, Gilt bronze, China — Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece
dated 524 (5th year of Zhengguang reign)

Emperor Xiaowen and his entourage worshipping the Buddha, Limestone with traces of pigment, China — Emperor Xiaowen and his entourage worshipping the Buddha
ca. 522–23

Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, Limestone with traces of pigment, China — Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society
dated 528

Head of an attendant bodhisattva, Limestone with pigment, China — Head of an attendant bodhisattva
ca. 565–75

Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Sandstone with pigment, China — Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
ca. 550–560

Head of a Luohan, Limestone, China — Head of a Luohan
8th–9th century

Monk, Bronze, China — Monk
late 6th century

Arhat (Luohan), Stoneware with three-color glaze, China — Arhat (Luohan)
ca. 1000

Buddha, probably Amitabha
, Dry lacquer with polychrome pigment and gilding, China — Buddha, probably Amitabha
early 7th century

Seated Buddha Vairocana, Gilt bronze, China — Seated Buddha Vairocana
early 8th century

Stele with the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizi), Limestone with traces of pigment, China (Henan province) — Stele with the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizi)
mid- to late 7th century

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