Art

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