Art

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