Art

  • Padmasambhava
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Six Persimmons
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Gazelle
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Head of a Monk
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The Four Excursions
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers, fragment of a baluster
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Empress Jito, from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Praying Priest
  • Bodhidharma
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Hotei
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Budai
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Travel Shrine
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism

Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism

This 15th-century vase was produced using the cloisonné technique. Metal strips are soldered onto a (usually) metal support and the resulting cells are then filled with glass paste. When fired, the paste melts into homogenous glass, which has lost nothing of its radiance to this day. The vase’s decoration, which features lotus vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism, suggests that this object was used for religious purposes.