Art

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