Search the collection

Filter By

Object Type / Material

Geographic Location

Asian Art

Show Only:

Highlights
Artworks With Image
Artworks on Display
Open Access
As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.
APIPublic domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API
Nazi-era provenance
Objects with changed or unknown ownership in continental Europe between 1933-1945. Learn more

More than 10,000 results

Sort by:

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

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

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

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

Buddha Seated in Meditation, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka. western regions — Buddha Seated in Meditation
Sri Lanka. western regions
16th 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

Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati), Distemper with gold on cloth, Central Tibet — Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati)
Central Tibet
ca. 1700

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

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

Bhairava, Gilded copper, rock crystal, paint, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Bhairava
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th century

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

The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, Copper alloy with copper and silver inlay, Western Tibet or Ladakh — The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava
Western Tibet or Ladakh
14th 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

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

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

Vase, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase
China
1713–22

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), Water-based pigment over foundation of clay mixed with straw, China — Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)
China
ca. 1319

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

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

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

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

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

Standing Vishnu as Keshava, Dasoja of Balligrama, Stone, India (Karnataka, probably Belur) — Standing Vishnu as Keshava
Dasoja of Balligrama
first quarter of the 12th century

Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Molded terracotta, India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal — Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi
India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
1st century BCE

The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, Sandstone, Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda — The Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda
7th–early 8th century

Standing Buddha, Bronze with traces of gilt, Thailand (Nakhon Pathom Province) — Standing Buddha
Thailand (Nakhon Pathom Province)
8th–9th century

Buddha Offering Protection, Copper alloy, India (probably Bihar) — Buddha Offering Protection
India (probably Bihar)
late 6th–early 7th century

Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana
Indonesia (Java)
ca. late 9th century

The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion
Indonesia (Java)
9th century

Seated Buddha, Bronze, Thailand — Seated Buddha
Thailand
first half of the 13th century

Seated Ganesha, Bronze, Thailand — Seated Ganesha
Thailand
ca. 15th century

Standing Buddha, Bronze, Indonesia (Kalimantan) — Standing Buddha
Indonesia (Kalimantan)
7th–8th century

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

Standing Parvati, Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Standing Parvati
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. first quarter of the 10th century