Art

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

Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap

This three-quarter portrait is in keeping with standard images of Zen Buddhist priests. The master is seated in the meditation position with his legs crossed on an ornamentally carved, seat, his shoes are on a small footstool. Over his simple garment he wears a precious gold brocade wrap. In one hand he holds a stick which he uses to smack his pupils seated in meditation on the back to stop them from falling asleep. His gaze avoids the viewer and is fixed on a point hidden to us.