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Showing  76 - 100 of 138 Records
Divine Guardian
  • Title Translation: 守护神
  • Period: Tang, 618–907 C.E.
  • Project: Sculptures in Longmen Caves
  • Work Description: Provenance: From the Longmen caves, Luoyang, Henan, China. 1936, exchanged with Yamanaka and Co., New York, by the MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1936)

The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 阿弥陀三尊佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 阿弥陀三尊佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Bodhisattva head likely to be from Buddha niche on east wall of Cave 16.

Bodhisattva Standing
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The small standing bodhisattva with hands formerly held in anjali mudra is believed to be from Cave 12.

Bodhisattva Standing
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The standing bodhisattva is believed to be from the east wall, north side, Cave 18.

Buddha Head
  • Title Translation: 佛头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This finely carved head of the Buddha is from the east wall of Cave 18.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head is believed to be from a seated bodhisattva on the east wall of Cave 18.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This head is believed to be from the seated bodhisattva on the north wall, east side, Cave 18.

Bodhisattva Standing
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The sculpture is believed to have been taken from the east wall of Cave 18.

Buddha Head, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 佛头 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The torso appears to be from a standing bodhisattva on the east wall of Cave 6.

Guardian Head, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 天王、护法力士头 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The fierce expression of this head from the entrance to Cave 17 identifies it as a protector of Buddhism.

Bodhisattva Standing, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The bodhisattva wears flowing scarves and skirt that emphasize the rounded contours of the body. The head is not original.

Bodhisattva Seated, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 坐菩萨 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The bodhisattva figure is seated in a pose of royal ease, with right leg bent out to the side and with the foot resting on the throne beside the left knee. The head is a modern replacement for the original head, now in the Barnes Foundation Museum.

Buddha Head, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 佛头 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This finely carved head of the Buddha is from the east wall of Cave 18.

Bodhisattva Head, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head has a full youthful feminine face with raised arching brows, full cheeks and small mouth. The seated bodhisattva figure from which it was taken still remains on the north wall of Cave 21.

Buddha Seated, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 坐佛 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: One of the finest and best-preserved sculptures from Tianlongshan, this Buddha figure was the principal image in Cave 21.

Fragment: portion of torso and right forearm
  • Title Translation: 碎片:躯干和右前臂的一部分
  • Period: Northern Wei, Tang, 386–534 C.E., 618–907 C.E.
  • Project: Sculptures in Longmen Caves

Eleven-headed Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Title Translation: 十一面观世音菩萨
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 如来三尊佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 704 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 如来三尊佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 十一面观音龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 如来三尊佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche
  • Title Translation: 如来三尊佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda

Seated Buddha and Bodhisattvas
  • Title Translation: 三佛龛
  • Period: Tang, 703 C.E.
  • Project: Guangzhai Temple Qibaotai Pagoda
  • Work Description: This work is one of the thirty-two existing examples from the statue group in Baoqingsi Temple, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. It was distinctively expressed in early Tang style which absorbed the Indian influence. The middle statue was presented with hands and fingers in the position of Sokuchi’in mudra. This pose is related to the statue of Śākyamuni in Budh Gaya in India where he had completed self-discipline and enlightened to the truth.