Buddhist text about the bodhisattva Manjushri, approx. 1000–1100
Buddhist text about the bodhisattva Manjushri, approx. 1000–1100. Tibet. Gold on indigo paper. Gift of Lobsang C. Tamang and Cynthia E. Berman, B86D5.
Buddhist text about the bodhisattva Manjushri, approx. 1000–1100. Tibet. Gold on indigo paper. Gift of Lobsang C. Tamang and Cynthia E. Berman, B86D5.
Cabinet for storing offerings, approx. 1700–1800. Tibet. Painted wood. Museum purchase, 1997.17.a-.c.
Ewer with human skulls, approx. 1800–1911. China, Dolonnor, Inner Mongolia, Qing dynasty. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60M454.
Mandala of the Buddhist deity Chakrasamvara, approx. 1700–1800. Thangka; colors on cotton. Tibet. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60D50.
Prayer wheel, 1700–1800. Tibet. Silver. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B158.
Svayambhu Stupa, approx. 1700–1800. Nepal. Gilded Copper. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B212.
The Abbot Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug order, approx. 1700-1780. China; Qing dynasty. Gilded bronze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B145.
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 1800-1900. Tibet. Thangka; colors on cotton. Gift of the Friends of Richard Davis, 1988.34.
The Bonpo deity Kungsang Galwa Dupa, approx.1300. Western Tibet. Bronze with silver inlay. Museum purchase, B84B1.
The Buddha Shakyamuni, 1700–1800. Mongolia. Gilt bronze. Gift of Betty and Jack Bogart, 1994.131.
The Buddhist deity Mahakala as a Brahman, 1700–1800. Tibet, Ngor Evamchos-idan. Thangka; colors on cotton. The Avery Brundage Collection, B63D4.
The Buddhist deity Simhavaktra Dakini. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795). China, Beijing or vicinity, Hebei province. Lacquered and gilded wood inlaid with semiprecious stones. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S600.
The Buddhist deity Ushnisha-sitatapatra, 1800–1900. Tibet. Thangka; colors on cotton. The Avery Brundage Collection, B76D10.
The Buddhist deity White Tara, approx. 1400–1500. Nepal. Gilded copper repousse. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S22+.
The Buddhist protector deity Penden Lhamo, approx. 1700–1800. China; Qing Dynasty. Gilded bronze with inlaid jewels. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B162.
The Great mystic Virupa, approx. 1400–1450. China, Beijing; Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Gilded bronze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B62B20.
The Hindu deity Narasimha, 1500–1600. Nepal. Bronze. Gift from an anonymous donor, B78B2.
The primal Buddha Samantabhadra, 1700-1800. China; Xumifushou Temple, Chengde, Hebei province. Thangka; colors on cotton. Transfer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Katherine Ball, B72D67.
Thunderbolt and bell, 1403–1424. China; Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Reign of the Yongle Emperor (1403–1424). Gilded bronze. Gift of Margaret Polak, B85B3.a and B85B3.b.