Art

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